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Okay, so that was weird...
Far too often, I find myself not really knowing what’s going on around me. For instance, today, I was sitting in church and beginning to wonder where the pastor was. I mean, he wasn’t sche… more →
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Okay, so that was weird...
sumpteretc wrote 2 days ago: Far too often, I find myself not really knowing what’s going on around me. For instance, today … more →
Visa Affidavit
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sumpteretc wrote 2 months ago: Just last night, I was telling Tiffany that we probably ought to check our passports to see whether … more →
Vacation Day
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sumpteretc wrote 4 months ago: Well, today seemed a little more like a vacation day. Our church has 12 hours of prayer once a month … more →
Vacation?
sumpteretc wrote 4 months ago: We have supposedly been on vacation for a week and a half now, but it’s been a little hard to … more →
Receiving God's Blessing
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sumpteretc wrote 4 months ago: Our church has a leader’s retreat this week. Sunday afternoon after church, I asked the leader … more →
Mongolian customs
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sumpteretc wrote 4 months ago: Here are a few Mongolian customs we have studied in the past couple days at language school. This is … more →
CIA
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sumpteretc wrote 5 months ago: This morning, I was riding the microbus to school when a soldier sitting next to me tried to strike … more →
mail
sumpteretc wrote 5 months ago: We received a couple pieces of mail today. It’s a rare occasion, but a happy one. However, our … more →
at the tea house and Independence Day
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sumpteretc wrote 5 months ago: It’s been so long since I blogged that I hardly know what to write about. I think I’ll g … more →
Easter package
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sumpteretc wrote 7 months ago: We had a second Easter celebration today. My in-laws had sent a box of Easter goodies to Michigan to … more →
Margaash
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sumpteretc wrote 8 months ago: Lonely Planet says that one of the five most commonly used words in the Mongolian language is маргаа … more →
Home Improvement Update
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sumpteretc wrote 8 months ago: Just a quick note to let you know that I haven’t totally abandoned this blog. I guess I just h … more →
Mongolian food wrap-up
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sumpteretc wrote 10 months ago: Just a short note to wrap up our discussion of Mongolian food. But first, the word for the day is бу … more →
Where's the Beef?
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sumpteretc wrote 10 months ago: Naturally, Mongolians eat more than just white foods. After our introduction to all things dairy, we … more →
Food of Many Nations day
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sumpteretc wrote 10 months ago: Today’s Mongolian word is actually a phrase: Цаг хэд болж байна вэ? (Tsog head bolj ban way?) … more →
Home Improvement Nightmare
sumpteretc wrote 10 months ago: Okay, finally time to blog. Laura suggested that I teach you a Mongolian word each day. I’m not sure … more →
Walking in UB
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sumpteretc wrote 11 months ago: I have been assured that no bit of trivium is too insignificant to merit mention in this blog, which … more →
American Food Shop
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sumpteretc wrote 11 months ago: Tonight, I went to visit the American Food Shop, a store that has an amazing selection of imported p … more →
Church Observations
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sumpteretc wrote 11 months ago: I don’t have anything too profound to write about today. Because this was a Sunday, we didn’t have a … more →
