This morning I got up bright and early and headed to SOS. This time I grabbed a taxi, madee him reset his trip meter to zero, and agreed on a per km price first. This trip only cost me 1,500 MNT instead of the 4,000 from last time. Much better! Dr. Gantulga wasn't in yet when I arrived. I found out he'll be working the late shift (3-11) this week so I'll have to come back later, but I dropped off his white doctor's jacket he lent me for the ambulance last wee...

This morning the weather was beautiful. The skies were clear and the air not too cold. I woke up mid-morning and cooked myself a quick egg, a piece of toast, and a leftover piece of pizza, mildly heated up on a frying pan (yum!). I did a bit of general walking around today just taking in the Sunday scene. It really wasn't too different than weekdays around here but with a lot fewer cars. I decided it was time to get cracking on one of my research projects...

Today I woke up feeling surprisingly refreshed. Maybe it was because I wore a beanie to bed last night and stayed a bit warmer. I had a quick egg and bread brekkie then headed out to find an ATM so I could pay for my next few days here. The first ATM here wouldn't accept my card. The second ATM here was out of order. These ATMs are few and far between, so it was getting frustrating. I had walked for over 30 minutes just to visit these two, and they were the...

This morning I slept in a bit since I didn't have to get to the ambulances until 3 pm. I would be working the late shift tonight in the city. A quick snack, a little walk around, and off I went once again. Today I decided I'd walk to the clinic, where I'd meet Dr. Gantulga, because there was an enormous amount of traffic due to the Russian celebrations of the victory of WWII. In the main square, Sukhbaatar, there were lots of military vehicles and bands playin...

This morning I woke up a bit hungry since I've been eating a bit less than usual and devoured a protein bar I brought with me. I managed to get myself up early enough to get over to the department store to get a SIM card before heading over to SOS. SIM cards are fairly cheap here fortunately. I caught a taxi this morning and had been warned to watch out for taxis ripping you off. I watched the meter and knew it was supposed to be 300 MNT/km. It started ou...