Author: Jim Damico

Things seemed to be going well here, what with springtime temps rising and such. But this week, one of our nuns had tragedy strike her family. Ani Gegu has two …

WHAT DOES MARCH 31st MEAN TO YOU?by C. Davaa, Shendrup Ling director “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama International Day To …

March started out so well since it came on the heels of Tsagaan Sar but I’m afraid it ended on a sad note. Two of our staff lost family members …

Yes, spring is definitely in the air. The temperature is increasing along with the number of pickpockets targeting Westerners with fewer layers on, even one’s wearing grubby Carhart’s. Don’t worry, …

Blogger tells me I have 1000 blog posts with this one. Guess that says something, not sure what. I sure everyone is still reading these. Last Sunday was Woman’s Day …

The holiday really began for us on Tuesday morning. Everyone was supposed to work a half day but you could almost feel the giddy excitement had on the eve of …

For Mongolians, the lunar year is coming to a close. In every home across the land, families are preparing for Tsagaan Sar. Everyone young and old are preparing food for …

As part of our social outreach, the English department is starting on a project to make a series of Beginner English books with cassettes or CDs to distribute to those …

Well, classes have started to settle down a bit. I think my student rolls have stabilized and my final totals add up to 113. This semester sure is a lot …

Wow, it’s been a busy week that’s for sure. On Monday, my classes started again. This term I’m teaching two Pre-Intermediate-2 classes, two Intermediate-1 classes and one Intermediate-2. Today I’m …