All things good must come to an end.
The last meeting of the Selenge aimag Peace Corps Volunteers was May 19-20th, a weekend I will always cherish. We all came to Sukhbaatar, the aimag center to celebrate the end of our service and see Nadra Safi off (she was the first of our group to leave). And throughout the summer we'll be going out separate ways, some back to America, some traveling abroad, and two who are staying an additional year in UB. I can only assume the others feel as I do that we will meet again in the near future for a reunion of teammates and friends.
The weekend was spent catching up, telling stories, watching Lauren Clark swim in the cold river, cooking chili and spiced wine, playing games, and making up strange tales about a mythical brothel called Jason's Place, where $1 goes faster than you on a slip 'n slide with KY jelly (sorry to put inside jokes on this, probably not interesting to you anyway).
The second day we all went to Saihan Ih Hutul, the Russian border where the Selenge and Orkhon rivers meet up and flow into the neighboring country all the way towards Lake Baikal, Siberia. the view was astonishing, and my time with my fellow aimag-mates was unforgettable.
I love you Team Bread Basket.
the Volunteers of Selenge aimag, a.k.a. Team Bread Basket
