Terelj National Park, Mongolia
Well, we have a place full of visitors. Last night, Fran and her daughter Lily flew in, and on the same flight was Helen, George’s wife. So, with so many …
Terelj National Park, Mongolia Read MoreAuthor: Jim Damico
Summer Intensive English Certificate Party
Well, our 4-week Summer Intensive English courses finished up with week. And as always, we celebrated with a certificate party.
Summer Intensive English Certificate Party Read MoreSummer Intensive is soooo intensive!
Sorry there haven’t been many new blog posts recently. The spring semester ended but the ‘summer intensive’ started almost immediately. And ‘intensive’ is the word for it, not only for …
Summer Intensive is soooo intensive! Read MoreEvening Concert by Sarangua, a famous Mongolian singer
The center received some tickets to a concert by Sarangua, a famous Mongolian singer who infuses Buddhist chants into her music. I didn’t know what to expect.
Evening Concert by Sarangua, a famous Mongolian singer Read MoreMother & Child Day is celebrated in Mongolia
Mongolia has a wonderful tradition: Mother & Child Day. And it’s a national holiday. And for us, it also signals the start of summer.
Mother & Child Day is celebrated in Mongolia Read MoreThe Buddhist Center’s cook, Naraa retires
Our cook, Naraa retires this week. She had worked in the Stupa Cafe a few days a week. But said that was getting to be too much so she finally decided to retire
The Buddhist Center’s cook, Naraa retires Read MoreJim on the World Wide Web
I admit it, I’m a computer geek. I’ve had a website online since 1999. So, I thought I’d give you a taste of ‘my world’ on the Wide World Web.
Jim on the World Wide Web Read MoreBetween between
Well, I have a few days between semesters to tell you about some things, some weeks old, but I’m sure you don’t mind. I’d better do it now because next …
Between between Read MoreAnother certificate party in the books
Well, another semester has finished. In my short, very short speech to my students at their Certificate Party was that I was so grateful for having them as students. It …
Another certificate party in the books Read MoreNot always greener
Don’t get me wrong, I love Mongolia and the Mongolian people, but maybe some of you have the impression that it’s a great place to live, just like America or …
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