Ulaanbaatar — There are lots of kids in the family, and they all grow up spending time in the countryside. When they’re little, they just get to explore. As they grow older, they’re responsible for watching the lit...
Darkhan — Darkhan’s main events happen in the plaza outside the Children’s Theatre. Every year there are ice sculptures and a giant tree up for New Year’s. Last year’s ice sculptures were a bit more impressive,...
Darkhan — The Shonhoodoi Circus School gives children in Darkhan who have been orphaned or who are left with very little, a chance to learn the circus arts. A woman and her husband run the school and teach the ...
Too cold to stay out tonight for the NYE festivities at the Children's Theatre in Darkhan, but we popped by to let Terra take a peek in her sled.
Shopping for house parts in 100 Ail in UB.
Mongolian food truck. It feeds mourners during the course of a funeral and the rituals surrounding loss.
Trick bike that 12 boys from the Shonhoodoi Circus School can fit on.
Naran Tuul market, Mongolia's biggest open air market. Still not quite awake at 9 am.
The Playtime Mongolian Live Music Festival 2013. Russian band STORM playing to a happily headbanging crowd. http://www.giantrobot.com/news/playtime-festival-2013/
Darkhan Elite's Graduation in May. Seniors leading a walk around the gym, ringing a bell to bless the future before them.
Summer in Mongolia means going to the countryside as often as possible. Better yet, send the kids and keep them out of trouble.