Back in the U.S. of A.
It’s amazing this thing called air travel. I arrived in San Fransisco an hour before I left Ulaanbaatar some 15 hours ago. They should call it time travel. It never …
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Discover my adventures as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia (older blog posts from Thailand, Mongolia, and Nepal). Follow along for pictures, stories, and what it’s like living in a rural mountain village in Armenia. Learn about the projects I do, the people I meet, and my daily life as a teacher and volunteer.
Winter semester graduation at the center
I can’t believe another 10-weeks has flown by. This semester, we tried something a bit different, having the students graduation party during the last class. So, below are a few …
Winter semester graduation at the center Read MoreSimplify Computing: iPad
Every Mac-fan already probably knows that the next innovation from Apple was recently announced: the iPad. For many critics, it’s not new, which is mostly right. What I see is …
Simplify Computing: iPad Read MoreFPMT Mongolia Happy New Year Party
Happy New Year everyone. I hope you’ve had a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Last year, our end of year party was a pretty low-key affair, but not this year. …
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A Fond Farewell to Ani Tsultrim and Ani Somsom
Today, our Kopan nuns, Ani Tsultrim and Ani Somsom left for their home nunnery in Katmandu, Nepal. Ani Tsultrim had been here three years and Ani Somsom a year.
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Fire at the Dolma Ling Nunnery destroys the main building
Early Friday morning fire destroyed the main building of the Dolma Ling Nunnery that housed the kitchen, dinning room and was also home for several of the nuns.
Fire at the Dolma Ling Nunnery destroys the main building Read MorePreliminary Practices of Tsa-Tsas (book)
Well, the last week has been pretty busy. I tested and interviewed about 70 new students for our classes to begin next week. Still had too many for the openings …
Preliminary Practices of Tsa-Tsas (book) Read MoreShort trip to Darkhan, Mongolia’s 2nd largest city
On Sunday, I rode with Roy, Ani Gyalmo, and Ani P, to Darkhan, Mongolia’s second largest city (Ulaanbaatar 1 million, Darkhan 100,000) which is about a three hour drive through …
Short trip to Darkhan, Mongolia’s 2nd largest city Read More“MiM” = Made in Mongolia
Well, next week is Thanksgiving and that can only mean one thing, Christmas Shopping! Okay, maybe it’s not the only thing, but it’s definitely the season for it. I know …
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From the American Embassy in Mongolia about Swine Flu: The Mongolian Ministry of Health has reported, as of November 5, 2009, 884 laboratory-confirmed cases. They reported 706 confirmed cases in …
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