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Mongolia through the lens of a Peace Corps Volunteer

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Dornod province’s M25 Peace Corps Volunteers at COS: me, Lizzie, Jack, Leah, and Max.

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Receiving a Certificate of Appreciation from Peace Corps Mongolia’s Country Director Gene Nixon. I was recognized for my Peace Corps Video Contest entry. 

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Udval – Peace Corps Mongolia’s TEFL Program Coordinator

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Kathy at COS

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Lizzie and Max at COS (Close of Service)

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Down from 9 to 6. My training sitemates after almost two years (Swearing-In / August 2014 - Close of Service / April 2016).

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In the countryside near UB for the M25 Close of Service Conference

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Dan at my cohort’s (M25s) Close of Service Conference

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Adrienne behind an engraved tusk at the Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery

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The Zaisan Memorial

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A Soviet relic on the side of an Ulaanbaatar apartment building

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In Ulaanbaatar – outside my hostel bedroom’s window

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My tenth grade students won second place in the presentation portion of the Culture Fair. They represented the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Mongolian students representing Kyrgyzstan

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The industrious crew of Peace Corps Volunteer judges.