Here are new pictures from Thanksgiving in UB and riding horses in the mountains a few weeks ago. More pictures to be added soon!
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About Me
- Emily
- Email: EHolekamp@gmail.com I am a community economic development volunteer with the Peace Corps in Mongolia. I work in a RASP (Rural Agribusiness Support Program) office of Mercy Corps.
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Glossary
- Aireg - Fermented mare's milk, or "Mongolian Beer"
- Buuz - ("boats") Traditional Mongolian steamed dumplings, usually stuffed with mutton, fat and onions
- CED - Community Economic Development
- Delguur - small shop (usually food)
- Ger - Traditional Mongolian housing, a circular felt tent
- Hashaa - Either the fence around a house or ger, or the area inside the fence
- Hudoo - Countryside
- LCF - Language and Culture Facilitator
- Micr - Microbus (common form of transportation in Mongolia)
- NGO - Non-governmental Organization
- PCT - Pre-Service Training or Peace Corps Trainee
- PCV - Peace Corps Volunteer
- TEFL - Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Tugrik - Mongolian Currency ($1 = 1,167 Tugriks)
- UB - Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, known to PCVs as the most magical place in the world where you can buy ANYTHING
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