This summer has been exceptionally busy for us in terms of visitors. Many people talk about visiting Mongolia, but few ever make it. This year was different. In July, after our trip to Shanghai, my mom and her friend Frank visited us for a week. It was very green and lush then in the mountains, as you can see in the pictures.

Mom and Frank

Wondering where the dog has gotten to.

Hiking Ladies

The men often had to stop to talk math and physics.

Then in August our Peace Corps friend Angie and her husband Fidel visited Mongolia, and we had the great pleasure of hosting them. They visited western Mongolia where Angie used to live, and went to the Gobi desert, where they let me join in their adventures. We happened to be in my village when it was celebrating its 90th anniversary, and we got to see lots of cultural shows, as well as many of my old students.

Lovely ladies getting ready to dance and sing.

Namuuntuul and I. She is going to college now to become a math teacher and I could not be prouder.

Dancing to open the wrestling competition.

Aminerdene, the daughter of one of my former students.

I think all gers should be made of flowers.

Zula, Angie, and Fidel.

Finally, in September Brian’s dad and his wife Yvonne stopped in Mongolia on an around the world trip. Their trip had already taken them to New York City, Iceland, France, and Turkey, so Mongolia had a lot to prove. This trip to the mountains was much browner than in July, but still lovely.

Look Ma we all fit in the picture!

Pretty puppy.

Dog in motion.

So who is going to visit us next? Time will tell…