Our drama queen (that’s Cori, for those who may not figure that out) was actually just in a real Drama! ISU just did a production of the “Emperor’s New Clothes”, and Cori played the scheming con-artist, Sigigeteh. She and her partner in crime tricked the Royal Family of Mongolia into going to great expense for the sake of his vanity. What he thought were royal robes, was really no clothes at all.

Cori did a great job. Here is a little film clip (not great quality) of her production.
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Here is the video that we produced for our language practicum. We visited two different orphanages and the “Save the Children” offices. The first is a Catholic Orphanage for Children 4-22 years old. The second is an Orphanage run by a coalition of Churches and is specifically for young children (0-4). These kids have either come from an abusive background, were abandonded at birth, or have had one or both of their parents pass away. It was really quite interesting to interview the Orphanage staff in both places (in the limited way that we could).

The video is nothing fancy. Just a montage of photos put to some Mongolian Music. The song at the beginning is kids from the first Orphange. True to Mongolian culture, they were quick to share a song with us! Click on the picture below and enjoy!

Orphanages in UB