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,...
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...
I was visiting a Mongolian friend's family in the countryside. Lots of children around and one of the teenage boys was showing me their horses. Everyone learns to ride in Mongolia and so the little boys on this horse are perfectly happy and...
Children in Mongolia learn to ride almost before they can walk. These four boys are cousins who live on the Mongolian steppes and their families herd goats, sheep, cattle and horses. The photo was taken in Khovsgul aimag in Mongolia near Muron...
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...
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.
This photo was taken in front of the school in Baruunburren during the winter break. I believe this was taken during the Tsgaan Sar holiday. My host mother Nara was a Mongolian langauge teacher at this school. She helped me a great deal during...
This photo of Judy (Volunteer) milking a hainag was taken in the summer of 2009 in Rinchinlumbe, Khovsgul, Mongolia. A hainag is a cross between a yak and a cow.
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...
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...