Choibalsan city has experienced a bit of a renaissance in foreigners’ eyes. The 2005 Lonely Planet Mongolia describes Choibalsan as a “charmless aimag capital,” a “poor city wi… more →
Silk Road Freewayssilkroadfreeways wrote 1 year ago: Choibalsan city has experienced a bit of a renaissance in foreigners’ eyes. The 2005 Lonely Pl … more →
silkroadfreeways wrote 1 year ago: When my friend Cass first got her kitten, we decided to name her “Omheezaya.” Zaya means … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: My last week in Choibalsan was a quiet one until the last day. I finished off reports, spent some t … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: There is a word here, bagui (pron bachwee), which means ‘no, not available, there isn’t any’. It’s a … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Photos The big day loomed as the clouds darkened and the heavens opened leading up to my big 40 cele … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Wow, just come through the most intense sand and wind storm yet. I braved the outside on Tuesday mo … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Last week Kherlen and I rushed off to the official opening of the lake. A short ceremony with danci … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Countryside pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/58736106@N00/ … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: The countryside trip was amazing. We left on Wednesday morning, a little late as the Director was wa … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: I was unceremoniously moved on Sunday morning, earlier than expected. At 1030, just as I was about … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: More photos of Lenin walk, brown boards etc The President is in town this week and the streets have … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Had quite a difficult session last week on Reading and the text I had chosen was a bit difficult. We … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: photos of teaching and another sandstorm … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: I had a very ‘annoyed’ day yesterday. I was due to observe two lessons at a school I haven’t been to … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: I started Monday morning bright and early with an 8am observation. The teacher had prepared well and … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: It’s now Sunday and the weekend has whizzed by in a blur, mainly due to a late night dancing night o … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Some pics of training and sand – more to be added this week. Another busy weekend which kicked … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: A busy day again today. It started with an observation at 9.30 which was excellent. Very well though … more →
travellingkaren wrote 1 year ago: Just had a bumper class of 16 for the last group on Grammar. We went through the main tenses and dif … more →