Warmth, at the moment. Family, friends, and Mongolia, too. Since I last posted, I’ve become a citizen of Mankhan soum, Khovd aimag. Literally, they conducted the 2010 Mongolian census last week, and since I’m a foreigner living in the country for more than six months, I have been deemed ‘Mongolian’ with a card to prove [...]

I realize it has been almost six months since my last post. Well, it’s been an eventful six months, particularly the last two-three. I don’t have much time to elaborate, mainly because I won’t have constant Internet access for two years. That’s part of what happened these past two months. Anyhow, here we go: We [...]

Hi, everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name’s Andrew. I’m a 22-year-old college grad (23-year-old in May) who graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a B.A. in writing and a minor in linguistics. Right before I graduated, I finished my application to be a Peace Corps Volunteer, thus catalyzing [...]