Mountain climbing

The young men went with my family about 40 miles out of town to Turtle Rock. While we were there the men decided to scale the utmost height. Here's a picture.

John & Kevin enjoyed the church picnic

Last Saturday, Kevin & John joined Faith Baptist Church for a picnic. John's frisbee was a real hit. The first picture is Kevin standing with Dawaajab, an unsaved man who accompanied us. The young men had a chance to witness to Dawaajab since he speaks some English. Later, John went into the river to rescue a ball that was being carried away. So he had to put his socks back on.

Field Trip

Today after class we went on a field trip to a restaurant and market to practice all the things that we have been learning. For less than $5 each Kevin and I got a Coke and 4 large Huushuur. I was full after only two but I tried one of my classmates Byyz. When I bit into it grease squirted out of two holes in the sides and left grease spots all over the table cloth. I was very glad that the holes were facing the away from me. When Kevin saw that he decided not to try them. The huushuur were greasy as well and I feel like I want a salad. We went to the market after lunch and did a little shopping. I don't really need anything so I just wandered around looking at all the knocked-off products. We walked through the meat market with carcasses of different animals hanging on poles. There were even tables with stacks of horse meat. At another stand I was surprised to find the front of a pigs head sitting on the table. (Kevin got a picture so keep your eyes open for that.) The market was very near our apartment so when we had finished Kevin and I left the group and walked back.
John

Language

The biggest thing that Kevin and I are going through right now is language school. Yesterday we had one teacher who was very teachery but today we had a different teacher named Chimgee. She is lot more fun and a little easier to learn from. They alternate days so Chimgee teaches on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while Sovda teaches on Tuesday and Thursday. We went over numbers today and they go so fast sometimes it's hard to keep up. The trick I think will be to listen for the first sounds and not try and hear the entire word. Jsut Lkie in Ensglih you dno't need to hvae all the ltreets in oderr bueasce all you raed is the fsirt and lsat.

John

Purpose of the blog

Kevin, John, and I hope to post things here about our year in Mongolia. Check back often for updates.