Me with Marikaa and Saraa at the NTV Christmas Party

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In an auction somebody paid $200 dollars for this baby pig.

A few friends

The Christmas party was held in a castle. Seriously.

Im so proud of this boy. He is absolutely awful at the accordion, but never the less,
he practices constantly. E for Effort my man.

This boy performed a nice song on the piano. I couldnt help but laugh though everytime
he would mess up because he would make this face.

This is our 8th grade dance team. By far the most talented dancers in the school.

These 7th graders performed rather nicely together.

These 1st graders performed a skit. They were sheep?

Our 9th graders performed a skit where everybody died except for 1 person.  Sometimes when I teach them, I cant help but dream that could come true. Im kidding. Kinda...

Our 10th grade boy band. Need I say more?

This girl can play every traditional instrument in the music room. Really impressive.

This instrument is called the Muurin Huur. And Shandus is the best our school has.  He can
really bring it to life when he plays.

I will never be the parent that forces my son to do a dance in front of the school
with only 5 other girls.

A traditional song in traditional clothing.

A student performing a Korean dance. Really I just liked the picture.

Our 11th graders performed Mariah Careys "All I want for Christmas is You". In English.
It was pretty good.

Our teachers Christmas Party got out of hand in a hurry.

My teachers niece performed in her first ever Christmas celebration. She is 3.

During these shows and competitions, Father Christmas  or Santa Claus,
gives out candy baskets to most of the students.

All of my schools teachers at our party. And yes, the librarian is giving me bunny ears. Real mature.

I just like this girls deel. A deel is traditional clothing.

A picture with my neighbor and my schools social worker at the Christmas party.

My dog had her puppies. Im so happy she only had 3.

The puppies insist on trying to eat each other.

Still trying...

They love staying in the dog house. I can never get them out.

Its -28 degrees out and these kids are still playing basketball outside. They really love the game here.

If you look closely, I tried to chase the horses in the distance. Which was surprisingly fun.

I got to skate the river with my teacher friend Tsoodol. Really cold but really fun. I couldnt catch the horses by the way

Me with several of my other male teachers at my school relaxing before one of our competitions.

This was me and one of my fellow teachers singing a traditional Mongolian song.

My Assistant Principal decided to have lots of vodka and get up at our town
talent competition and play the accordion. As awful as he was, it was one of the
funniest things all night, because of how pleased he was with himself.

My performance.

This month we had many student competitions between different grades.

We had several student dances as well.

My 8th graders love to dance... in very large circles.

This was a student competition where students competed on topics of how to
be a more upstanding citizen. 

same competition. I love seeing them do group work. They are far more productive.

We allowed the students to get up and do a massage train. Obviously some of the
students massage too hard.

Some students such as one of my 7th graders, cant seem to pay attention. I struggle as well when they last 6 hours.

This years annual sports competition.

This years long distance runner champion. With the Mongolian flag.

I think my favorite sports competition is the one we do for the 2nd through 5th
grades. They are usually quite funny.

A perfect example. My 2nd graders took over the long jump sand pit for some wrestling.

My friend Jerry that is a Health Volunteer a few hours away, came and helped
me do an Alcohol Awareness Seminar. My doctor and my fellow English Teacher
helped us tremendously.

When I woke the other morning, and came outside, this is what I saw. I didnt
doctor this photo at all. The sunrises and sunsets are phenomenal.

As a Peace Corps Volunteer we are not allowed to accept money for our services in the community. But we are allowed to accept gifts. For tutoring one of my students, her mother has decided to pay me in cheese that she makes. It is the best gift ever.

I took 4 of my students to the city for an action packed day of fun. This was
our time at the fountains near the town square.

Thanks to NTV and the wonderful staff for hosting my students. It was an experience they wont soon forget.