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The Relentless Creep of Interior Ice
This winter in Mongolia has been the coldest in 10 years. Some say 20 years. Others say 30 years. I’ve heard Mongolians give all of those figures. None of the folks I’ve talked to about it ...
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“Some people have thought that … the gospel is preached and that the truth has a kind of general moral effect upon people … But it is not that. It is an operation of the Spirit upon the men and ...
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Today is the first day in I can't remember when that there's time to sit and think, write and even blog. It's been something of a holiday whirlwind for us, even here where the holiday isn't necessarily the highest ...
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Looking for a Khan
Guest blog from Jeremy Fields
My people perish for lack of a khan... In a land of democracy and hardship, competition is fierce and oppression is rampant. All of our "freedoms" are killing my people - a humble family paying 560% per month for ...
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My Understanding of Real Profit and the Elusive Culture of Mongolia
One of the real challenges in living here is learning what it means to live here. The longer I’m here and the more I understand about Mongolia and Mongolians, the more I realize how little I actually understand. Strangely ...
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Yesterday marked the 11th anniversary of the death of S. Zorig. I know that most of the regular readers of our website have no idea who S. Zorig might be, nor why he is significant. However, our Mongolian ...
