So I hope your Thanksgiving was PHENOMENAL! I had quite an interesting Thanksgiving weekend. After I last wrote, I went to school to play volleyball (started out as volleyball and then became basketball...but still very fun). Then on Saturday, we had a culture showcase (lots of dancing and singing...had to leave early to do some tutoring) and later on in the day, my site mates and I had a Thanksgiving celebration. It was great (pictures to follow)!!! My Sunday continued with more tutoring and Thanksgiving leftovers (one can never have too much mashed potatoes!!). This week is practically whizzing on by. I had classes as usual on Monday and Tuesday, then on Wednesday a teacher didn't show up so I had to teach a class other than the one I usually taught (which means I taught 1 hour instead of 2...maybe I was a little happier than I should've been) and then the entire school went out to the mountains for a fun day/exercise time. After that, I went home to eat lunch then went back to school for my second class. What did I find? A mostly empty school!!! All the teachers were gone and the halls were quiet!! I didn't even have a warning! So I went home and packed. For what, you ask? To go to UB! In Service Training (IST) starts on Monday (but I had to come in earlier) so here I am preparing to see everyone after 3 months (and to learn, of course....)!!!!! After an 8 hour bus ride, I arrived and then spent the next forever trying to find the guest house I'm to stay in (maybe it wasn't that long...but it felt much longer with my luggage). When I got to the guest house, I met a nice French couple who were touring around Mongolia (and will be going to my aimag next!! woo hoo). We had dinner and later on I went to watch a movie in town. The movie was also a get together for people around the world who like to travel (and it was a chance to meet people they could possibly stay with if they went to their country). It was a wonderful evening spent talking about Mongolian language, jobs, and teaching. So I began my days in UB phenomenally. Well, that's been it this week. I'll be back next week with more info! Enjoy the pictures and Happy December!
The little ones at the culture show. Aren't they adorbs???
More little ones doing a traditional Mongolian dance
Cutest little waltz to "Once Upon a December"
Little pop stars in training (from young to old students...they all do this dance. I have to figure out this song)
Cute little Salsa number (the poor girl later had a Janet Jackson Superbowl moment...twice. Felt so bad for her!)
One of my little 5th graders singing!
More pop star dancing. Can't have too much of it, eh?
The ladies of our site (including little miss Mangas)
I somehow managed to burn myself on the stove pipe while checking on the gravy...here I am "nursing" my wound.
Our Thanksgiving dinner! We had lemon garlic chicken, carrots, mashed potatoes, pumpkin bread, a huge salad (missing), garlic bread, stuffing, and gravy. It was soooo good!!
The day after Thanksgiving. Mangas ate everything in sight and got sick. So she got a bath. Look at those big, beautiful brown eyes!! If only she was as sweet and innocent as she looks!
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