Good days!

We are into November!! Getting colder here in Mongolia. Snowing, below O degrees Fahrenheit at night. But all is well. This is Kathy and my fifth winter here in Ulaanbaatar. It seems normal now to feel the cold on the face, to deal with the snow and ice on the streets and sidewalks, and to put my winter coat, scarf, hat, and so on. God is good and has brought us this far. Onward!!

Here are pics from October. I wish you all well in these days :)

View from our window ...

View from our window ...

View from our window

After basketball one evening ...

Yes, I wanted the Cubs to win ....

Kathy and I on a walk on the edge of town.

Time at California Restaurant ...

... and on our walk home, crossing the railroad tracks ...

Our church home group had coffee at Shangri La, where Bobby works

Carey, Jill, Andy and me at our church time

Chingiss Khan Hotel....

Our friends' wedding ...

Autumn in Mongolia

September was a good month :) At the beginning of the month I ended my four years as director of LEI. I think the quality of the program and the amount of students improved greatly. I met many at LEI and MIU that I will never forget. I learned so much about being a director, too! The teachers and many students were sad to see me leave. I was sad, too, particularly because I will miss working with such a great bunch of teachers, staff and students. But it is time to move on, and I have a good position lined up and I am waiting to begin. I will write more on that in the future. Why did I leave LEI? As I said, four years was a good amount of time to stay at the position. There were also times when the president of MIU, Dr Kwon, and I saw things differently as to how to move forward with the program. But all is well.

I have enjoyed meeting with students and teachers and friends this month. I have also enjoyed playing basketball each Saturday evening with friends. Great times! And Kathy and I continue to take long walks when there is time and we feel up to it.

Tuvshin, me and Heku

My jump shot still is ok :)

Tuvshin, me and Anujin

Some scenes of Ulaanbaatar

time with Suwdaa and Tuul

a Sunday morning with our church

one of the views from our apartment

with my friend Noni, one of the students at MIU

With Nymkhuu and Byambaa

with Solongo :)

Tseegii, Melody and me

view of UB from another window in our apartment

another view from our apartment

with a new LEI student Sveta from Russia