Mongolian Diet-Mike

Hello everyone. This is the first time that I have been able to get on the internet since we arrived here and I only have a couple of minutes left before I have to go back to class. Everything is going good, my host family is very nice. The mother and father are both retired and a 16 year old daughter still lives at home, allthough she is rarely there. They have about a half acre hasha which is planted with vegetables and fruit trees. My out house is nice which is good. We have been gone for two weeks now and I have lost 15 pounds. It might have something to do with the 35 minute walk to school then back for lunch then back to school then back home. Or that all my family makes is meat and rice or meat and noodles. Luckily they are both cooked well and they are good. Language lessons are definatley tough, after four hours of mongolian your head feels like it is about to explode. Patsy we just got your letter yesterday the 13th and you mailed it on the 21st of may. So that gives everyone some kind of time frame for mailing letters. I cant think off the top of my head if there is anything that I need in a package. Maybe some good toilet paper, this stuff is killing me.

-Allison, I hope that you are doing all right. I miss you. I can see your Bagh from my bedroom window and I look towards you every night. I love you so much. I will see you this weekend, if we do not talk meet me at your school at noon. Love Mike.

Host Family- Alli

What a beautiful country. I am now at my host family's house north of Darkhan. Everyone is so incredibly nice and welcoming. The food is great. I have eaten a mixture of things and they are all good. My favorite is called suetend bota or rice in milk. I have not gotten sick yet and am feeling relatively well. My parents are retired. I have 1 sister and 4 brothers and 1 niece. We have a mixture of goats, cows, sheeps and a dog. We have a garden where they grow potatoes, onions and cucumbers. There is veggies!! My school is about a 25 minute walk from home. I am practicing alot of Mongolian both at school and at home. It is really hard to learn, especially the alphbet. A group of us walked about 1 1/2 hours to make phone calls and use the internet. I am now in the town where Mike is but have no idea where he is. We are planning to see each other sometime this weekend- although it is hard to make plans when there is no way to communicate. Until next time- Alli