Well, I won’t write much but just wanted to tell you summer is winding down. Registration starts this week and my English classes start on the 7th. So, another school year has arrived, not just for me but for everyone. So, the staff decided to have a picnic.
We loaded up a couple of microbuses and headed an hour outside of Ulaanbaatar to a wonderful spot on the river. With so much rain, the river was quite high. Weather was a little dicy, sprinkling from time to time but also sunny at times. Almost everyone was able to come, along with their families.
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It was a very sweet kitten that needed lots of love and attention.
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and that was even before the mutton was done cooking
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despite the occasional sprinkle.
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These little girls were a little shy at first but later decided I was just another big kid.
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with shade when the sun came out, sand for the kids to play in and the river to swim in
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Lost the first hand and my partners and I had to give the winners a piggyback ride.
But my partner and I won the second game.
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It was a wonderful way to end the summer. And the best part was I was with my best friends.