Living and Learning in the Land of the Blue Sky
If you live in one of the ger districts or more on the outskirts of the city, you are more likely to live in an individual home, but by and large, housing in UB consists of apartments. New high rise apartment buildings go up all the time, to the extent that there are probably more […]
Read More Apartment Living in UBWhat is really essential in this process is that both the teacher and the students know that open, curious questioning, whether in speaking or listening, is what grounds them mutually—not a simple passive pretense at dialogue. ~ Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Freedom Thoughts?
Read MoreFor readers of this blog who do not know us in person, this may come as a shock to many of you, but we recently welcomed our second baby into the world. I had every intention of posting a pregnancy announcement on here around the same time as we announced on FB and other social […]
Read More New year, new baby**HUGE apology for not updating the blog in seven months. SEVEN. Holy cow.** One of the best food-related reasons to love Mongolia is its delicious potatoes. I don’t know what it is about them that makes them so darn tasty, but they are the bomb. They are typically on the small side (at least per […]
Read More Niislel Salat, a.k.a. “Capital Salad”“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” ― Malala Yousafzai
Read More Just OneThis won’t be a regular kind of posting (mostly because nothing about this blog is regular), but I’m making a start! One of our graduates from last year made this video, and what I like about it is how she shows off all of the different kinds of art you can find in UB. It’s […]
Read More Feature Friday: “I live in a gallery.”Another expat teacher shared this video on FB, and I thought it would be fun to share here. The only dish that we haven’t had is boodog, although it’s very similar to khorkhog (both are mentioned in the video). Enjoy! PS. At some point, we’ll have to upload pictures of our travels during the break, […]
Read More Popular Mongolian Dishes