Summary: This blog post is long overdue and unfortunately, it will be the last one. I finished my fellowship, and I'm returning to the...

Summary: To help out my friend with trial-running her company's new community-based tourism service, I visited the ger districts for the...

Summary: In this blog post, I talk about weathering through another round of sickness, an opportunity I had to have lunch with someone...

Summary: I offer some reflections on my cultural adjustment, insights into my classroom, and the highlights of my trip to the Eagle...

Summary: We had Tsagaan Sar (the Mongolian Lunar New Year) over the weekend, and my friends celebrated it by making Mongolian dishes on...

Summary: Last weekend, I got on the sleeper train to Darkhan, the third largest city in Mongolia, for no good reason, other than to have...

Summary: I just finished my first week back in Mongolia from having solo-traveled over winter break! The spring semester at the...

Summary: I have a ton of exciting news to tell you all! I wrapped up my first semester as a teacher this past week and attended a faculty...

Summary: Mongolia is experiencing an energy shortage (likely because of drama with Russia), so we're expecting rolling blackouts...

Summary: This past weekend, my friends and I went dog sledding in Terelj Park. (I might quit my job and become a professional musher)....

The day after I returned from the US to Mongolia, I gave my body no time to rest as I embarked on a spontaneous 12 hour train ride to the...

Summary: I travelled back to the US to attend my Rhodes Scholarship finalist interview. Unfortunately, I didn’t win, and in all honesty,...

Summary: In the spirit of Halloween, I organized a movie night for my students. In the same week, I gave out our midterm exams....

Summary: Unexpectedly, I found myself attending a ton of musical performances this weekend. It was great hearing live music, and I feel...

Summary: The university organized a nice dinner event for all its teachers to celebrate World Teacher's Day. That same weekend, I came...

Summary: My friends and I did an overnight trip at Elsen Tasarkhai, a desert-plains area five hours away from the capital, and had an...

Summary: We finally moved into in-person classes which has been a huge upgrade to the learning environment, but I wasn't prepared for the...

Summary: I spent the weekend visiting Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, which was my first time exploring Mongolia outside of the city. I've...

Summary: I just completed my first week of classes! It's been a lot of work, but it's also been so rewarding. Just from the first week,...

Summary: I just completed my first week living in Ulaanbaatar. My time so far has been full of adjusting to new living conditions and...