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Tag: Mongolia

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Durimaa’s Wedding Celebration

by Jim Damico

Sometimes I just feel out of the loop. Durimaa, the Stupa Cafe manager usually picks stuff up for the residents when she does the weekly shopping for the cafe. But …

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Dolma Ling Community Center Soup Kitchen Anniversary

by Jim Damico

August 28th was the 6th Anniversary of of the Dolma Ling Community Center Soup Kitchen. It is the only 5-day a week soup kitchen feeding the hungry in Ulaanbaatar. Even …

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Last day of summer – Let’s go for a picnic!

by Jim Damico

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 …

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Visitors, visitors, and more visitors

by Jim Damico

Who would have ever thought that while living off the beaten track in Mongolia, I would have so many visitors. Judy and her daughter Zoey are traveling in Korea and …

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Mandshir Khiid – Majusri Monastery

by Jim Damico

Last Sunday, Tsetsgee showed up at the center with the whole family in tow. “We’re going to Mandshir. Can you go?” she asked. I asked when and she said “Now!” …

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Bogd Khaan Palace Museum in Ulaanbaatar

by Jim Damico

Tsetsgee and I spent an afternoon touring The Bogd Khaan Palace Museum. Built between 1893 and 1903, the Winter Palace of Bogd Khaan is where Mongolia’s eighth Living Buddha, and …

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His Holiness Sakya Trizin Rinpoche

by Jim Damico

This past week His Holiness Sakya Trizin Rinpoche has been teaching at Pethub Monastery. Gyatso and the other directors invited His Holiness to come to the center to give a …

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Finally made it back home in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

by Jim Damico

After a nice complimentary breakfast at the Selenge Hotel, we got back on the road for our final day of traveling. It was a beautiful day, full of sunshine and …

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A muddy drive to Erdenet, Mongolia

by Jim Damico

Every time I got up last night, it was still raining. There was a little break as we loaded up the cars, but by the time we got on the …

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Back at ger camp near Moron, Mongolia

by 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 …

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My name is Jim and I am a PCV in Armenia. But I have also served in Thailand, Mongolia, and Nepal. I set up this website to help others. For more info about this site click here.

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