I've had a good September and a good start to October. Nevertheless, its been really busy. Last year, I had know idea what was going on, and I was just starting to meet people. This year, I'm still disoriented at times, but now that I already know a lot of people - and consequently, I have not had any dull moments. thanks to the friendships that I have made I got to go on several countryside trips. One was a wedding, another was camping out, and another was just hanging out together. They can make an amazing meal with just meat vegetables and an open fire. I got to see a ram in the wild, and the wedding was really fun too. I like being a figurative fly on the wall but since I'm a foreigner its hard to do that. I decided to not take as many pictures on these outings because I don't want to seem like a tourist. Thanks to one of my counterparts I also got to see a shaman for the first time. it was - well I don't know how to describe it, but I was happy to experience it.
My regular English classes for students remain pretty much the same, but I'm doing a lot more English teaching outside of the classroom now. I started a class for other subject teachers again, and this year the attendance way more consistent (people actually show up). Last year I went to my counterparts and tried to set up weekly trainings, but it failed. This year, they came to me and asked for weekly trainings. I've also had other requests from people outside of school for help in improving their English. Not exactly sure why the sudden change. Maybe my understanding of Mongolian makes it easier to explain rules and translate phrases. Or maybe its because they know that I'm leaving next year.
