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Mongolia

Mongolia

Research Presentations!

by Isaac Schumann, of Reed College, Fall 2019 Mongolia study abroad I’m writing this blog on the darkened plane from Seoul to Seattle, though I’ve been thinking about how to write it for the entire trip. From the beginning, I…

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(Not) Leaving, We Like it Here

by Lonnie Briggs, University of Vermont (written depicting the events from 10/17/19 – 10/23/19) The end is near, and denial is in full effect. On our group calendar of events coming up, “not” is written directly above “Leaving.” The 16th was the…

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Mom, Dad, I am NOT in a Cult

by Sophie Heny, of University of Vermont Round River Mongolia study abroad program – Fall 2019 “I am not atrocious. I am well above atrocity. There is no group I’d rather be beaten up by. Bob’s puns are funny. I can pish a tit!…

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Water birds: most fair, some fowl

by Qingqing Yang, of Colby College Mongolia Study Abroad – Fall 2019 semester We camped for 9 days in front of Battogtokh’s (a park ranger) house on the steppe, an expansive grassland surrounded by mountains. On the interspersed lakes here,…