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I just got back from another long trip and after being on the road for a week I can understand ow Bob Seeger felt, minus the groupies and song writing of course. We went to seven soums in six days and all the trainingins were conducted in gers. I didn't get much of an introduction to the students, but afterwards they all wanted to see is I would vodka. This isn't regularvodka, mind you, it's vodka made from milk. In fact, they have a wide variety of products all made from milk, curd, or whey all of which I managed to sample on the trip. They were all pleased to see that I would try each of them. I didn't have to speak much, but I did sing the one Mongolian song I know. I have to learn some more before the holidays.

I might have a big trip to UB and one of the Gobi offices coming up before Thanksgiving. That would be good, because it wouldn't come out of my leave days and I didn't think I'd get to see te Gobi at all. I'll still be in UB for Thanksgiving and Christmas too. In other news, a blurb about the Ambassodor's visit to my office last month made it into the quarterly report to the USDA, which funds my program. Also, I'm finally working on a new business plan after just reading plans and reports. It's for the dairy market I wrote about earlier. I translated financial section and did a spreadsheet for it. I might get to meet with them again and work make some comments this week.

In honor of my last trip, and because I didn't take many pictures, I uploaded all my pics from the last trip to Tariat in this gallery. Click on the collage to access the gallery.

I'm dreaming of a white...Day of Liberation from the French (Laos).

Thanks earthcalendar! If it had snowed yesterday, I could have used Antifascist Uprising Day (Macedonia). Oh well, it's cold now, but it will probably warm up again this week. I'm going on another trip this Friday to seven soums. I know I don't need work clothes this time. I'm not sure if I need long underwear. I've been wearing my lightest pair when it looks cold out. They're all silk so they're light and they feel like wearing an all-body silk stocking. Not that I've ever worn silk stockings. What?

I got a new package with the Lost season one DVDs and a bunch more food. I now have every single Asian side Lipton makes. I won't have to go out to lunch for a long time. There's this place called Fairfield here that I usually go to. They have good food and desserts. It's not so good for my waistline...er...budget. They say it's run by a British couple, but I think it was put here by the devil.

I finally got a language tutor. Right now we're working our way through the book Peace Corps gave me. It's a lot harder than the one from summer, but it's good to speak with someone outside of work. Munkjin from Peace Corps in here now to check on us volunteers. I get to sow her my office and apartment tomorrow.

I'll do a new post once I get back. I've been thinking of recounting some stories I forgot to mention before. I'll start a lost posts feature later too.