Author: Jim Damico

After a good nights sleep, I woke up an overcast sky with clouds on the horizon moving in. After Breakfast, I heard that the ‘kids’ were going horseback rding. I …

Since we had a short day ahead, we got to sleep in a bit this morning. It rained again last night but was looking like it was going to be …

Well, today was ten hours of bumpy dirt track. There was such a variety of terrain. The land reminded me a lot of Montana, New Mexico and Spain, but not …

It was a little chilly last night but it was a beautiful morning. We hit the road by eight which was a good thing because we were to be driving …

After a hearty breakfast at the ger camp, we got ready to hit the road again, with the girls being the last out of their gers. Today we drove to …

Well, after 10 months in Mongolia, I’m finally getting a chance to see the Mongolian countryside. Five of us from the center, Gyatso, Glenda, Glenda’s friend Fran from Australia, and …

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 …

Well, our 4-week Summer Intensive English courses finished up with week. And as always, we celebrated with a certificate party.

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 …

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.