DK Orchard

This is Mongolian money called the Tughrik.  There are no coins.  The denominations are 10,000, worth about $5, 1000, worth about 50 cents, 500 =25 cents, 100 =5 cents, 20=1 cent and ten, not worth much at all.  My wallet has a lot of bills in it but not much money.

This is the girl who interpreted for us at church last Sunday.  She invited us to her baptism and was so excited.  She and her grandmother were baptized and Clyde and I acted as the witnesses.  She is 12.  Where do her eyes go when she smiles?

Two little Mormon girls

We took a stroll around town after church and took pictures of the surroundings.  There is no real downtown business district.  Shops are all around town usually housed in the apartment buildings.  There is no grass and many buildings have no pavement.  Today was rainy and colder so there was lots of standing water.  There is a lot of tall grass by the river and in the park kept udder control by grazing cattle.  Did I really say udder?

 

This is a soccer field and you'll notice a basketball court on the far side.  They love basketball here and they are quite good.  Everyone wants to be like Michael Jordan.  Lots of Chicago Bulls shirts around.

Soccer kids.  Nearly everyone says "hi" when we pass by.  I think we've taught a lot of them in school or worked on them in the clinic.  Even at church people are showing us their teeth.  Not a lot different from home really