hello clean air...Saturday & Sunday in Terelj

pure joy at seeing tom Chinngis 

supermodel shot

hello crotch shot

finally some greenery creeping through!

Sunshine and clean air - with Casey

the big man himself...

Terelj hood rats

hot house girls know how to have fun

there's that blue sky 

1pm in the afternoon...

Rain rain go away...

rainy day in UB

k bird and I head to the gym...

...and almost had a warm up swim.

rain still wont keep the cool kids away from our courtyard

snow storms and translations

Yesterday it was 16 degrees and I was wearing a short sleeve dress skipping down the street and today I wake up to a red wine headache (thanks Tom) and the sound of pouring rain.  I've really missed rain...but when you know you have to head outside to work it is less appealing.

Today was a great day at work though as I got to use my wonderful translator Oyuna.  It was awesome and I felt so happy to finally get to sit down with some of the staff and work through some of the challenges they face.  Two hours flew past without us even realising it...it was a great session and one of those special days where you know your not wasting your time here.

Meanwhile mother nature outside had moved on from the buckets of rain to buckets of snow...this is spring right???

Tuesdays are for wine and cheese

Wine, cheese, friends and good music.  What more could you want?  Thanks Tom!!

2nd of May, 2011

I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." 
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Some more of Lizzies handy work...

This is why Khuvsgul was such a good trip...

http://ptinmongoub.blogspot.com/2011/05/12-months-of-khuvsgul-men.html?spref=bl

our dear Francis

how can you not love a man that can rock a bum bag while dominating a hula hoop under a tacky chandelier?? 

more farewells...

Living in Phuket I have experienced a transient expat community...that hasn't made it any easier when people leave here in Mongolia.  This town attracts a crazy mix of personalities and one of the best things about living here is the friends I have around me.  JL and Tabs left last night on the train to Russia and Anna and Francis leave on Saturday.  We worked out our frustrations the only way we knew how and that is on the d-floor...

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