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Tiara “Resort” ger camp
For the last few days of our spring break (a few weeks ago – April 4th-6th) we got together with some friends and went to a ger camp. On Thursday morning we woke to snow. Enkhe picked us up in the first of two runs to Tiara Resort then we swung by the school and picked up …
Why I coach
The truth is, coaching sucks. Much of the time… It means much longer hours than most peers. You might drag yourself to a practice more than an hour before most of your peers were even in the building and end up having two players show up. You often have to deal with athletes with low commitment …
Keep organized when refund requests get challenging
Since November I have been battling to get a refund for an air ticket I couldn’t use. It was becoming quite a chore to keep track of everything I had tried so I started dovumenting the emails, phone calls and other efforts I had made. This is making it much easier to deal with the …
The strangest foods I have ever eaten – to date
This is bound to become an annual post which I try and build on. Well, this and the upcoming sister post about the strangest drinks I have ever tried. This is one of those topics that comes up from time to time especially with well-traveled folks. What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten? …
We have cats
Over the summer, our two restless cats did some destruction of the wallpaper. We’re good tenants, so now that the cats have been de-clawed, we’ve contacted the landlord to figure out how much we need to pay for the repairs. We got the estimate yesterday. Ouch. Now we’re considering learning how to wallpaper to reduce …
Applying for a Chinese visa in Mongolia
I have applied four times for Chinese visas at the China embassy in Ulaanbaatar in the past year and a half. Things have changed a little and are bound to change more. As of right now here is what you need to do to apply for a Chinese visa if you’re not a Mongolian citizen. …
Russia trip – day 9 and 10 – Moscow
We had very little time to spend in Russia. Pepper’s sister was having a 10th anniversary party so we had to be back in the US just 13 days after school got out. So we had two days in Moscow to catch the highlights. We rode the subway to get around a bit – the …
Trans-Siberian Railroad – Day 7 and 8 in Suzdal and Vladimir, Russia
Where did I leave off? Late June 2012… Oh yes – days on the rails. It became a little monotonous. And smelly. On the seventh day of the trip we rolled in to Vladimir, a city a few hours outside of Moscow. We got off the train with our packs and walked through the exit …
Staff vs. girls soccer team soccer game
Last Thursday I gave the girls soccer team some game practice in a soccer match vs. the ASU staff. Jordan took all of these great photos. Pepper played. I refereed and coached.
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