The new guard is in town.

So, so....Trying to think of what to write. Nothing mush has happened in thee last couple of days really....I've just kicked my heels in UB trying to figure out if I'm coming or going. The old guard is gone and the new has come....it's a huge group! 15 for two weeks that spit off into 9 for the rest of the trip. I really wish all of you were her just so I could share the awesomeness of this incredible country with you. I would say that Mongolia is an experience, the power of Spirit and history that I have felt in this country can't be described....you have to to be here to know what makes Mongolia so amazing. I thought Egypt was indescribable but truly this place is something else. Only 2.7 million people in a country the size of western Europe, 45% of whom still live in the traditional nomadic/semi nomadic style...heaven. Also when you look at a map of the Mongolian Empire at the time Kubilai Khan it blows you away. With the exception of western Europe, India and some Middle Eastern states...the map belongs to the Mongols. Also the resurgent nationalism, and I don't mean that in the negative way, after the crushing Communist years is a joy to behold. The Mongols have great pride in being Mongolian and , even though there are as many as 20 different elasticities with in Mongolia, they see themselves as Mongols first, the Kazakh etc. I'll have one chance to use the net on the road so I'll try to put in as much as I can but I'll be keeping a paper based journal of my time on the road so you won't miss out. I hope that my blog may have inspired you to come and visit this awesom country...it's well worth the trip.
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