It has been a jam packed week! We have been going nonstop from 8am to 10:30 pm every night. Right now I’m about to fall asleep – 10:51 pm.

Tomorrow we drive out into the country which will take us a few hours. We will meet a nomadic family and see a real ger (the Russian word is yurt). A ger is a traditional home for nomadic Mongolians.

Our weather has been averaging around 18 F. It has been a “spring warm” high of around 35 degrees. Still, it is cold for me!

The inside temps of the hotel, offices, and restaurants are HOT.

Our Mongolian hosts have been incredibly gracious. I feel like I have made great friends on this trip. I’ll say this – the Mongolian women I have met with the Civic Voices project are smart, strong, independent, and determined to continue civics education of Mongolia.