I've been using the word adventure to describe many of the happenings of these past two weeks. And those adventures, both big and small, have brought laughter to Holli and I.
At some points, tears streaming down your face, hold your sides laughter.
My lovely roommate, fellow Mission Intern and fellow adventure-er wrote this post describing some of the quirks of Mongolia and UB that we are learning to enjoy and I thought it was worth sharing here as well.
And as a bit of addendum to her list....
We're still sans hot water. To paraphrase one of the Mongolian staff members, "Sometimes the hot water just doesn't come." :-)
Aren't you glad you don't have to live in close proximity to our non-showering selves?
One of our Mongolian teachers called Holli (on her cell phone) this evening and made her practice one of the few Mongolian dialogues we know before telling her that we should be prepared for tomorrow because we're going to take a taxi with our other teacher to the market and buy something.
Do your teachers call you at home to warn you?
While laying on the floor of our living room doing yoga this evening, I heard the faint strains of the Black Eyed Peas' song "I Gotta Feeling" playing in the apartment below. Add the sounds of a Mongolian child trying to sing along. Then picture me calling Holli into the living room, both of us sprawling on the floor (she wrapped in her comforter), listening to Fergie through our carpet and laughing.
Joy does indeed make for a good, good night.
2 comments:
you and holli arent alone.
1. here you text in georgian- english, no georgian on the phones either.
2. also been called by my georgian teacher; it is impossible to understand georgian on the phone.
3. people always laugh at me when i say thank you. they also laugh when i say please.
4. dogs suck and they bite but if you get bit all you need is 2 shots and 2 more if the dog is dead after 10 days.
5.i have a washing machine. it flooded our floor the same way two days ago. back to the bucket and soap.
6. got back from my run the other day, sweaty and gross, "gazie ar aries" there is no gas, which means no hot water. that was four days ago, i still smell.
7.american rap is very popular. "Eminen" is graffitied outside my school
8. everything we eat is fried, some of it looks like hot pockets, some i cant tell, often it has meat.
9. i lived on stalin street. i also have seen people pray at his mother's grave. it is the most popular street name, be thankful for "peace"
10. sometimes, my fridge doesnt work at all.
11. i walked into class one day and my students were screaming english rap including all the words that would get you expelled in America.
*** i love hearing your and holli's adventures... they sound a bit like my own. :-)
it gives me great joy just to picture the two of you doing yoga with chaz to the constant beat of black eyed peas and fergie from down below :)
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