The main language is Mongolian, which uses a different alphabet, called the Cyrillic alphabet. So far, I can introduce myself, count, take a taxi, order my food and buy a few items! "Hello" in Mongolian is pronounced "Sain baina uu."
The currency is called "tugrik." 20,000 tugrik is about eight U.S. dollars.
A bottle of water costs about 1000 tugrik, or 41 cents!
The best meal was rice with corn at Saraa's Ger Camp, where I went for a horseback ride. Yum!
I went to Kareoke (a popular pastime in Ulaanbaatar) with some of the staff at my school, and sang along to some popular Mongolian songs!
Hiking up the rolling, rocky foothills of Hustai National Park!
