Last day in UB

Tomorrow morning we will disperse to our individual host families around Mongolia. Everyone is very excited about meeting the rest of their host family members and spending time with them. The cultural training week has been full of surprises, touching moments and of course lots of laughter. It is so sweet to watch the Mongolian and American participants walking down the sidewalk hand in hand or with arms linked. That's much more common in many countries around the world and I think we miss out on that beautiful expression of friendship living in America. Our Mongolian has gotten better each day and we have now finished learning basic survival phrases like "I'm tired" and how to ask for bottled water. Tme will tell how well our Mongolian is when we get to the countryside. Beautiful friendships have started to develop between the Mongolian and American participants this week. It will be fun to see how they flourish over the host family stays. It does my heart good to be part of this program and witness the personal changes that a cultural exchange like this can have in so many lives. Kids are growing and learning and changing right before our eyes!

Kim