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    • Lake Khuvsgol Ice

    • Lake Khuvsgol Ice

    • Climate; Terrain

    • 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...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Gotchoo and the Snuff Bottle

    • Elders; Traditional dress; Artisans; Crafts

    • This man is a woodcarver and his name is Gotchoo. The little carved snuff bottle in his hand is one of the most beautifully carved objects I have ever seen-entirely covered with intricate and symbolic carvings. It is used in a little greeting...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mongolian Ovoo

    • Mongolian Ovoo

    • Religion; Statues and monuments

    • [adapted from Wikipedia] An ovoo is a type of shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as religious sites,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mongolian Countryside

    • Mongolian Countryside

    • Terrain

    • This photo was taken in the countryside about an hour's drive west of Muron, Khuvsgul, Mongolia in 2009. I was staying at a friend's ger camp on a high bluff looking out over the Delgermuron River--a broad grassland with little stream's running...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Two Little Boys at Tsgaan Sar

    • Two Little Boys at Tsgaan Sar

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • I was visiting Mongolian friends at Tsgaan Sar, the celebration of the lunar new year. Everyone gets dressed up in their best--and these two boys were no exception. The expressions on their faces are so clear--confidence on the face of the boy on...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Husband and Wife at Tsgaan Sar

    • Husband and Wife at Tsgaan Sar

    • Traditional dress; Celebrations

    • This couple in traditional Mongolian garb are relatives of my host family and we have just been visiting them during Tsgaan Sar in February 2009. Tsgaan Sar means white month celebrating Buddhist lunar new year.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Freedom

    • Freedom

    • Children; Terrain; Climate

    • 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...
    • Staff Photos
    • Candle Lit

    • Candle Lit

    • Celebrations; Youth

    • A group of my 8th grade students staring into the flame of a candle during a Halloween party. The students were amazingly resourceful with their costumes and had a very enjoyable time.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Crossing the Finish Line

    • Crossing the Finish Line

    • Children; Animals; Games

    • This photo was taken on July 5, 2011 at my training site in Mongolia. The boy in the photo is just crossing the finish line of the children's horse race at the ancient Nadaam Festival celebrated every summer, and he looked directly at my camera,...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The English Teacher

    • The English Teacher

    • Education; Schools; Teachers and students

    • This photo was take on Teacher's Day 2010 in Mongolia, where students show their appreciation to their teachers through song and by presenting small gifts.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • PC Mongolia, World Aids Day Game

    • PC Mongolia, World Aids Day Game

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Here are some of our students playing a game centered on myths and facts about AIDS/HIV. This took place at a nursing school in Mongolia during the school's first Worlds AIDS Awareness Day on December 2, 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Kissy

    • Kissy

    • Host community friends

    • My student and very good friend Khishigbayar Dawaasambuu (aka Kissy), in my family's compound. I was trying to take a serious portrait of her, but she couldn't stop laughing. I think this photo captures her pretty well. She was an inspiration to me...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Eej and Peter

    • Eej and Peter

    • Host families; Cooking

    • Mongolian host mother, Arlaa, and Volunteer Peter (University TEFL, 2007-2009) pinch traditional Mongolian "buuz" (dumplings) together in the summer of '07. Peter lived with Arlaa and her family in a small village called Khorol during his...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Picnic Song

    • Picnic Song

    • Music; Celebrations; Food and meals

    • Darkhan-Uul countryside, Mongolia. Mongolians friends on a picnic, singing and drinking into the evening as they wait for the freshly slaughtered sheep to boil. June, 2009
    • Volunteer Photos

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