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| Women's Basketball Gold Medal Health Systems Tournament |
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| Women's Volleyball Silver Medal Health Systems Tournament |
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| Women's Volleyball Bronze Medal Medical College 45h Anniversary Tournament |
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| Women's Basketball MVP Trophy Health Systems Tournament |
November 20, 2012
Sports Are Universal
Since arriving to site a little over 2.5 months ago, I participated in a few sports tournaments. The first tournament was held by the medical college in honor of the 45th anniversary. My team took bronze for volleyball. About 4 weeks ago I participated in yet another tournament, this time it was the annual Health Systems Provincial Tournament. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's team's representing the following organizations, Red Cross, Health Department, General Hospital, and Soum (Village) Family Clinics. The competition was tough and the stakes were high, but my team prevailed! We managed to take the silver medal for volleyball and gold for basketball. I also won MVP for basketball. Both tournaments were great and I really enjoyed yet another opportunity to integrate myself into the community.
Top Chef Mongolia
Hey guys!
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to cook and more importantly I love to eat! So I figured I share some delectable delights that I've created here in Mongolia. I would have to say that I have a pretty well balanced diet. Mongolian cuisine is heavily comprised of meat and root vegetables (i.e. Carrots, potatoes, garlic, radish, cabbage, onions etc.) so it was a bit of a challenge at first trying to figure out what my Peace Corps diet would be. Prior to coming to Mongolia, I was a vegetarian/borderline vegan for about a year and a half. Shortly after arriving at my host family's home my host mom prepared a vegetarian dish (veggies and rice) and then proceeded to say "I don't know how I'm going to feed you." After which I responded by saying bring on the meat (except pork). I figured "when in Mongolia, do as the Mongolians. So during the 2.5 months of training, I pretty much had meat on a daily basis. Now that I'm on my own and have the freedom of preparing my own meals heres what I've managed to create. Bon Appetit!
Anyone who knows me knows that I love to cook and more importantly I love to eat! So I figured I share some delectable delights that I've created here in Mongolia. I would have to say that I have a pretty well balanced diet. Mongolian cuisine is heavily comprised of meat and root vegetables (i.e. Carrots, potatoes, garlic, radish, cabbage, onions etc.) so it was a bit of a challenge at first trying to figure out what my Peace Corps diet would be. Prior to coming to Mongolia, I was a vegetarian/borderline vegan for about a year and a half. Shortly after arriving at my host family's home my host mom prepared a vegetarian dish (veggies and rice) and then proceeded to say "I don't know how I'm going to feed you." After which I responded by saying bring on the meat (except pork). I figured "when in Mongolia, do as the Mongolians. So during the 2.5 months of training, I pretty much had meat on a daily basis. Now that I'm on my own and have the freedom of preparing my own meals heres what I've managed to create. Bon Appetit!
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| Sous Chef Riddick |
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| Tuna Melt |
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| Rice Pudding |
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| Korean Kimbap Prep (Egg and Rice) |
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| Dried Seaweed |
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| Finished Product! Kimbap. |
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| Grilled Cheese |
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| Prepping for Potato Salad |
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| Grilled Cheese Again... |
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| Watermelon |
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| Hot Mexican Chilli |
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| Chilli with Cheese |
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| Corn Bread |
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| Stuffed Peppers |
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| Stuffed Peppers |
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| Spaghetti |
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| Chocolate Chunk Cookies |
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| Omelet |
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| Vegetable Curry |
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| Veggie Curry |
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| Tomato Basil Pizza |
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| Tomato Basil Pizza |
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| Bon Appetit! |
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| French Fries
More Soon To Come!
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