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Category: Mongolia

February 2, 2021 Christmas / Culture / Family / Life in Asia / Life in the West / Mongolia / Religion / Traditions / Turkey

Being Culturally, Not Religiously, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim…

Here in Turkey, where I live, we are currently subject to weeknight curfews and weekend lockdowns. They began at the

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October 12, 2018 Culture / Life / Life in Asia / Life in the West / Mongolia / Relationships / Uncategorized

The Impact of Assumptions around Independence

The funny thing about assumptions is that more often than not we aren’t aware of the fact that we are

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June 29, 2018 Culture / Family / Mongolia / Uncategorized

Gender Tensions in Mongolia, or Why Women Tend to Have Better Jobs Than Men

I took the circuitous route to becoming an educator. That said, it is work that I enjoy doing, surrounded by

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April 13, 2018 Family / Life / Life in Asia / Life in the West / Mongolia

Small Talk Styles: What do you do? vs. How many children do you have?

Making small talk or initial conversation with new acquaintances was perhaps the hardest part of adjusting to life in Mongolia.

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February 16, 2018 Culture / Family / Mongolia / Uncategorized

Tsagaan Sar: The Dark Side of the White Moon

Mongolia’s Lunar New Year holiday is called “Tsagaan Sar” which translates to “White Month” or “White Moon.” I’ve participated in

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January 12, 2018 Life in the West / Mongolia / Relationships / Uncategorized

Getting Married in Mongolia & USA

We started collecting our paperwork and getting things notarized shortly after I arrived to Mongolia in July of 2015. We

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November 10, 2017 Culture / Mongolia

West vs. East on Estate Planning

I’ve hit that age and stage in life where, as an American, I am strongly encouraged to, as they say,

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October 23, 2017 Culture / Life in Asia / Mongolia

Fear of Dogs in a Canine Culture?

I saw dogs everywhere and anywhere on that first tourist visit to Mongolia–brown dogs, tan dogs, red dogs, black dogs.

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September 22, 2017 Education / Family / Life / Life in Asia / Life in the West / Mongolia / Uncategorized

Value of Teachers

When I moved to Mongolia two years ago I was thrilled to get a teaching job at an international school.

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August 7, 2017 Culture / Life / Life in Asia / Life in the West / Mongolia

Customer Service Expectations

Living as an expat means you come with a variety of expectations about how daily life should be conducted or

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