Bite: Eat Real Ramen
When most of us think of ramen noodles, we think of the instant rubbish that is made from the cheapest ingredients and produces the cheapest meal we can find. University student survival food. This is...
View ArticleThe Path Home + Moving Forward
After a decade of adventure, wondering at the world and learning how to be comfortable with the unfamiliar: I’ve come home. What does home mean, exactly? Is home where the heart is? My heart is all...
View ArticleMongolia
These next few posts are sorely overdue. My apologies. Mongolia had been a dream adventure of mine for many years (and still is). Finally this past summer, I got to experience the glory of the Gobi...
View ArticleThe Mongolian Steppe
On the road in Mongolia. We usually drove 200-250 kilometers or more (one day was 400km!) per day there are few paved roads. The Russian Tank Truck (as I like to call it) became our home. It didn’t...
View ArticleGer to Ger to Ger…
Each evening on my tour in Mongolia, we stopped by some incredibly scenic places to either set up tents or stay with a host ger (yurt) family. These families are nomadic, setting up their camp in one...
View ArticleFear and Courage in The Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Our group climbed the Singing Dune, the highest dune in the Gobi Desert, to watch the sunset one evening. So named because of the unique sound that it makes when the wind blows the right way. I...
View ArticleCamel’s Milk and Meat and Bones in Mongolia
There are only about 2 million people in Mongolia and about 45 million farm animals. The people depend highly on the animals for their survival, so most of the land is used as pasture. Herds of sheep,...
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