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Mar. 28th, 2003 08:47 pmToday was a crazy/busy day. We got up early and went out to the worker co-op. I had breakfast with Bryan in the hotel. There was a hedgehog in the room we were eating in. I didn't see it, but I heard it. Bryan says that hedgehogs are considered good luck, so no one hurts them or bothers them.
We then drove out to the worker co-op. We got to go through the city, and then out to the countryside. There are no roads in the countryside, so we were basically driving on the fields, which was pretty interesting. Bumpy, but not as bad as I expected. I saw my first gers (Mongolian huts) and drove past some cow skulls and horse dung.
We went into the room for the worker co-op. Bryan and Ingrid lectured about governance and management, while the translator translated for them. There were about 25 participants from all over Mongolia. They introduced me and told the participants what I would be doing. At the end, they all clapped for me, which was pretty nice.
One of the older co-op men, Mr. Buriad, cracked me up. He told me that the weather changes so fast in Mongolia that I will be able to experience three seasons in one day.
Anyway, observing the worker co-op was pretty interesting. I was quite amazed by Alta, the translator. She could really translate the information quickly.
We had a lot of tea breaks and then I had my first Mongolian tea. Mongolian tea is basically milk, with salt added to it. I thought it would be gross, but it's actually not too bad. Mr. Buriad was amused by the fact that I liked the tea as well.
At the end of the worker training, a closing ceremony was performed. A new group will be starting the training next week. The ceremony consisted of speeches, the passing around of fruits and chocolate, a beer for each participant and vodka. I had my first shot of Russian vodka. It clears the sinuses, but it's quite tasty.
Ingrid and I then went to look at some more apartments for me. We will probably be choosing one tomorrow. We finished off the day by going for Indian food, which was really good.
We then drove out to the worker co-op. We got to go through the city, and then out to the countryside. There are no roads in the countryside, so we were basically driving on the fields, which was pretty interesting. Bumpy, but not as bad as I expected. I saw my first gers (Mongolian huts) and drove past some cow skulls and horse dung.
We went into the room for the worker co-op. Bryan and Ingrid lectured about governance and management, while the translator translated for them. There were about 25 participants from all over Mongolia. They introduced me and told the participants what I would be doing. At the end, they all clapped for me, which was pretty nice.
One of the older co-op men, Mr. Buriad, cracked me up. He told me that the weather changes so fast in Mongolia that I will be able to experience three seasons in one day.
Anyway, observing the worker co-op was pretty interesting. I was quite amazed by Alta, the translator. She could really translate the information quickly.
We had a lot of tea breaks and then I had my first Mongolian tea. Mongolian tea is basically milk, with salt added to it. I thought it would be gross, but it's actually not too bad. Mr. Buriad was amused by the fact that I liked the tea as well.
At the end of the worker training, a closing ceremony was performed. A new group will be starting the training next week. The ceremony consisted of speeches, the passing around of fruits and chocolate, a beer for each participant and vodka. I had my first shot of Russian vodka. It clears the sinuses, but it's quite tasty.
Ingrid and I then went to look at some more apartments for me. We will probably be choosing one tomorrow. We finished off the day by going for Indian food, which was really good.
