Meet me in Mongolia!
Finally- blog update of the most amazing country yet- Mongolia. I flew from Beijing to Ulan Baatar on a Tuesday night. Although it’s only a 2 hour flight, there are few flights and I had to take a late one. I was excited though- Mongolia for teacher training and time to visit with the lovely English Language fellow there, Judy and her husband Woody. I had no idea what to expect and had no time to do any research ahead of time but I was ready (ish). At least ready for a week out of China. The schedule- arrive at 1 am. Get 5 hours of sleep to wake up for a one day conference, following day an evening lecture on jazz at the American Corner, and then an English lesson with a visually impaired group; not to mention two days to explore on my own! (just me and a yak. NBD) My first Mongolian experience was the driver who met me at the airport, aptly named, Chinggis Khan International. (They love Chinggis here). We made it to the car and I went to get in, only to discover that t...