Russian Influence

Any place that was occupied by the Soviet Union its withdrawal left a confused citizenry who had hopes for whatever this thing called Democracy was.

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The Nadaam Festival

https://youtu.be/lb1TllSRxT My whole reason for coming to Mongolia, in the summer when I don’t like to travel was to see this festival.  As I described

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Bad foot

Hmmm. I am sidelined by something that feels like a pinched nerve in my 4th toe (the one that had no roast beef–no wonder!). A

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Currency challenges

So I went on many trips with Mom over the years She always had a strange quote when calculating currency exchanges. Finally I asked her

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Inside The New

Here’s why I felt so strongly about the Island 28 sculpture being about the new shape of our world and our mutual connectedness.  See how

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I am a VIP

Such a strange term and so AMERICAN Very Important Person. When I worked in Poland the managers often referred to me as a V.I.P. I

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Glamour in the dust

When we lived in our little fishing village in Spain there were 4 fiestas a year. Outside of those , life was tranquil but predictable.

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The Ger

This is our ger. It’s rather cozy really. It is constructed by layering felt onto a frame and it can then be easily disassembled for

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