Lake Khuvsgol is the largest lake in Mongolia--known as the Dark Blue Pearl. The water is so clear and pure and when it freezes, you can see deeply down into it. Every winter there is an ice festival on the lake with wonderful ice sculptures and...
This photo was taken on the edge of Selenge sum (village) of Bulgan aimag (province) where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 2002-2004. Selenge sum is also known as "Inget Tolgoi" to Mongolians and just "Inget" to the locals. This photo is...
This is my street during winter 2010. We don't receive a lot of snow, but it gets gray and cold and, unfortunately, muddy. However, I enjoy my small town and the worn, comfortable feeling of the buildings and streets.
In December 2013, after a meeting with my counterpart, he needed to take his son to the store, so we got him dressed and prepared for the walk in the snow. He was bundled up in his snow suit, boots, gloves and scarf. Ukrainians really know how to...
This is the pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks in Uralsk, Kazakhstan looking from the train station towards the apartment of another Volunteer. I don't know the people on the bridge.