https://peterswanderings.com/portfolio/2015-02-02T18:36:56+00:00weekly0.6https://peterswanderings.com/press/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/logos1.jpgLogos12015-02-02T18:33:25+00:00weekly0.6https://peterswanderings.com/kickstarter-info/2014-11-26T21:15:46+00:00weekly0.6https://peterswanderings.com/about/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/individual-photo-for-class.jpgIndividual Photo for Class2014-11-27T21:13:22+00:00weekly0.6https://peterswanderings.com/2014/04/30/vocational-english-technical-education-programs-in-mongolia-challenges-and-opportunities/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cam00561.jpgCAM00561English tour guide students generously show me around Ulaanbaatar!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/112.jpg112The performing arts programs at my school are fantastic and, of course, some students go on to be professional performers. However, when schools invest disproportionately in programs like this that have relatively low rates of employment after graduation it prevents the efficient allocation of labor -- particularly in a developing country.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9098.jpgIMG_9098Many students are more interested in their cell phones than paying attention in class...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/129.jpg129A model poses for the camera as a crowd takes in the fashion design students' best work!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/046.jpg046Me standing with the student apprentice responsible for the incredible ger craftsmanship!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/042.jpg042A student's intricate carving and woodworking in the inside of a ger.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/101.jpg101A model shows off a student designer's work at the National Vocational School Expo's fashion show!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/019.jpg019The Ministry of Labor sponsors a yearly exhibition of vocational schools, a great example of collaboration between government and educational institutions. This demonstration of student skill centered on the tiny display table!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/021.jpg021A construction school's demonstration at the National Expo in Chinggis Square, the national mall.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8149.jpgIMG_81492014-10-16T02:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/07/22/kickstarter-project-for-ebook-and-photo-book-now-live/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/091.jpg091https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/016.jpg016https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/079.jpg079https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cover-3.jpgCover 3https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nomadic-state-of-mind-cover-final.jpgNomadic State of Mind Cover Finalhttps://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/061.jpg061Learn about crashing a Kazakh wedding! (Yes, this wrestling is part of the celebration!)https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/peter-with-kazakh-rugs-cropped.jpg2014-12-08T02:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/07/01/a-view-from-the-top/2015-07-14T06:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/06/25/serving-as-the-other/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/172.jpg172The world's greatest picnic spot made possible by my fantastic language-partner, Shine.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/181.jpg181https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/293.jpg293https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc01864.jpgDSC01864A coworker's photo of me in (or out) of my element, singing at the New Year's party in front of hundreds of people on two days notice!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/023.jpg023Lenin and Coca Cola in the same frame! Clash of ideologies?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/051.jpg051Soldiers practice for Chinggis (Genghis) Khan's birthday celebration. He'd be over 850 years old!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/013.jpg013My daily walk! A better-than-average day during peak pollution season here. https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/007.jpg007Students inspect and prepare a homemade robot for a school competition!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/078.jpg078Students and I pose in front of a tinseled-out "New Year's Tree!"2014-06-26T10:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/06/25/green-pastures/2014-07-10T10:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/06/04/outreach-trip-to-northern-mongolia-part-1/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_94731.jpgIMG_9473https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9312.jpgIMG_9312https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9135.jpgIMG_9135Students paid great attention to what we had to say, many hoping for chances to study abroad!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9100.jpgIMG_9100Looking dapper, Ideruugan tells students about his personal story of growing up in a herding family and eventually earning a coveted scholarship to study English in the US.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9089.jpgIMG_9089Say "bee-a-slig!" everybody!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9076.jpgIMG_9076Peter and Iderugaan, a State Department alumni, give a lecture in a crowded auditorium.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9048.jpgIMG_9048Live TV interview with my wonderful colleagues!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9031.jpgIMG_9031Lights, camera...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9433-e1401885966833.jpgIMG_9433https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_8833.jpgIMG_8833Leading lessons in classroom for students!2014-06-04T13:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/06/01/horses-grazing-in-the-countryside/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9431.jpgIMG_94312015-01-22T17:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/05/26/sainshand/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/230.jpg230A tight squeeze; a "birthing canal" through which visitors crawl and are "reborn." Those who crawl through before and after you are believed to be your "spiritual brothers and sisters!"https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/454.jpg454Traditional Mongolian script attributed to Danzanravjaa.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/427.jpg427Not a bad view!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/313.jpg313The main stupa houses many intricately carved murals of Buddhist deities.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/408.jpg408After many steps, I reached the top!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/219.jpg219A Buddha statue now sits cross-legged where once a meditator did. Incense and offerings are presented here.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/178.jpg178Laying on their backs, Mongolians soak up the natural healthful energy believed to be emanating from the earth itself. I tried it too!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/434.jpg434A group of women huddles near the gazebo.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/445.jpg445A child on his fathers shoulders places a rock on a stupa.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/421.jpg421Father and son walk around the ovoo, or shrine. 2014-07-22T18:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/05/12/gallery-train-ride-to-the-dornogobi/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/072.jpg072Nothing like a few kilos of horse meat to keep warm and enjoy the scenery with a full stomach! More than a fair trade for half a flask of whisky. This man and his friends had about 30 kilos from the looks of it!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/085.jpg085The road less traveled?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/076.jpg076https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/148.jpg148https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/135.jpg135Amazing the sights you can see on a single train ride in Mongolia!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/105.jpg105It wasn't all snow!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/092.jpg092Must be Mongolia!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/090.jpg090The train cars in front of us cast a curvaceous shadow on the scenery as we whiz by!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/087.jpg087Nope! Another reason why I prefer train travel; there's usually only one way for the driver to go and it's pretty obvious!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/079.jpg079You can almost feel the crisp clean relief from UB smog.2014-05-17T16:41:28+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/05/08/sainshand-dorngovi-gobi-desert/2014-05-11T05:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/04/08/if-you-give-a-kid-a-camera/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7954.jpgIMG_7954"There's other things to take pictures of besides me!" (My face was sore from all the posing and smiles.)https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8002.jpgIMG_8002Looks like Mongolia to me!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8032.jpgIMG_8032Not a bad shot!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8043.jpgIMG_8043Not exactly National Geographic worthy, but maybe someday!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7988.jpgIMG_7988"It usually goes the other way."https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8015.jpgIMG_8015https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7953.jpgIMG_7953I salute you my friend! Thanks for making the ride entertaining.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8009.jpgIMG_8009Artsy for a novice!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8104.jpgIMG_8104Only in Mongolia...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_7987.jpgIMG_7987This was one of several...2014-04-09T05:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/04/04/the-golden-scissors-gallery/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1418.jpgDSC_1418https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1468.jpgDSC_1468https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1488.jpgDSC_1488https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1564.jpgDSC_1564https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1384.jpgDSC_1384https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1415.jpgDSC_1415https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1393.jpgDSC_1393https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1433.jpgDSC_1433https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1379.jpgDSC_1379https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1380.jpgDSC_13802014-07-22T19:12:03+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/04/02/school-marketing-competition/2014-04-02T01:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/03/28/dogs-of-ulaanbaatar/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/020.jpg020Majestic, but don't mess with it!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7636.jpgIMG_7636Puppies!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7608.jpgIMG_7608Dogs are often sighted roaming the sidewalks of UB.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7603.jpgIMG_7603Most dogs here are very wary of humans.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7585.jpgIMG_7585https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_75141.jpgIMG_7514https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_75751.jpgIMG_7575https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_75551.jpgIMG_7555https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_7527.jpgIMG_7527https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_75181.jpgIMG_75182015-05-14T03:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/03/16/hair-makeup-and-nails-oh-my/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/266.jpg266Contestants' work is on display! Each model holds a card with a number corresponding to their beautician.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/263.jpg263Hair stylist competitors await the results nervously!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/259.jpg259Models wore full costumes to highlight their nails!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/237-e1394946079661.jpg237Outfits are as creative and ridiculous as the nail art itself. Competitors await the judges decisions in the background.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/246.jpg246Bad 80s hair = cool?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/209.jpg209Male creative hair design's winning model.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/222-e1394945991692.jpg222Me posing with the winning creative hair design model for women, and a runner up for men.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/220.jpg220Bridal makeup and hair models sit with numbered cards, posing for photos and judges.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/219.jpg219Not the way most people do their nails! https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/211.jpg211This is the way many students in my school dress...2014-03-20T01:18:18+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/03/18/zaisan-hill/2014-03-24T02:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/02/07/tsagaan-sar-the-mongolian-lunar-new-year/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0041.jpg004The proper way to hand off a snuff bottle, with the silk pouch in the background.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0131.jpg013Our good friend, Urnaa, was a wonderful host and translator for our visits!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0111.jpg011https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/010.jpg010Tsagaan Sar literally mean "White Moon" but it might as well be, "loads of mutton pastries and too much vodka..."https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0031.jpg003My supervisor and I with the traditional feast set before us! In front you can see the sweet curd dish with raisins along with an array of fruits, small vegetable salads, and juice. The levels of biscuits in the towers displayed at one's household indicate the eldest host's social status. (The highest number 9 is reserved for the President, 7 for eldest grandparents, 5 for younger grandparents, etc.)https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0301.jpg030Urnaa's mother and grandson (I think?) were kind enough to bid us farewell before we hopped on the crowded minibus!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0241.jpg024The village's views of the nearby mountains were wonderful!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/027.jpg027Traffic jam?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/011.jpg011Katie and I stand in front of the table at our friend, Urnaa's grandmother's home. https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/018.jpg018Urnaa's uncle was a champion vodka-pourer...2015-01-27T20:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2014/01/20/winter-vacation-laos/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7d4ee-lao-kip-pile.jpg7d4ee-lao-kip-pilehttps://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/0291.jpg029We motored across the busy bridge, tested out several wrong paths in the dense forest at night, braved a crumbling boardwalk by moonlight, but finally we made it to the top!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/008.jpg008Nothing like a sunset with a cold Beer Lao in hand...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/132.jpg132Thanks to everyone for a great time!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/134.jpg134https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1711.jpg171https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140.jpg140https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/121.jpg121https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/092.jpg092https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/080.jpg0802014-01-21T08:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/08/25/field-trip-to-the-chinggis-khan-statue/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/peter-and-gk-1.jpgPeter and GKAnyone see the resemblance?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/155.jpg155Traffic!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/156.jpg156This was taken out of the front windshield. We somehow managed to snake our way through all these vehicles with nothing more than patience, maneuvering and plenty of honking!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/154.jpg154Traffic on the backroad too!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/151-e1377312970962.jpg151That moment when a very drunk Mongolian stumbles by at 3 in the afternoon and gets stuck between the stopped car and the van next to it. Captured! I have no idea what sort of conversation ensued here, but thankfully if didn't last long and this poor fellow found his way out of this jam!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/152.jpg152Don't fall in!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/137.jpg137Beautiful scenery while stuck in the horrible bumper to bumper congestion.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/143.jpg143https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/148.jpg148Standing on a roof while disassembling it? No problem!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/139.jpg139Construction along the way.2013-12-26T13:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/09/01/horseback-riding/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/016.jpg016Love me some Chewy Fruit in my milk!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/044.jpg044Herder and farm hands.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/084.jpg084I could get used to this.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/078.jpg078Taking aim...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/077.jpg077Is she surprised by the view or by the fact that the kiddo just hit her in the head?https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/071.jpg071Our guide decided to make my friend, Katie, the object of target practice! He shot part of the flowers off at us.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/064.jpg064https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/063.jpg063My horse and I ran through much of the field behind me! (If you can't tell from my hair...)https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/060.jpg060No, I didn't ask for a Lion King scene re-enactment. It just happened!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/058.jpg058View from the hilltop at the halfway point.2013-12-26T13:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/09/15/nomadic-homestay-part-2/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1511.jpg151Father and son moment caught on camera! Unfortunately, this was after the son beat me and right before the dad challenged me to a match. A moment later the dad lifted his son over his head and walked around with him grinning ear to ear.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1481.jpg148Honoring the spirits, a man kneels and bows in the direction of the shrine we visited earlier atop the hill.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1471.jpg147Paying homage.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1461.jpg146After the camp has been taken down completely, the elders in the family pay their respect to the spirit of the mountain and their ancestors.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1451.jpg145Securing the ger gear.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/144.jpg144While traditionally the pieces of gers were loaded onto horses, a Japanese truck will do!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1421.jpg142Almost down!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1411.jpg141In the midst of the operation, a girl pauses to collect her thoughts. https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/138.jpg138After the roof is taken down, the doorway is removed and the collapsible siding pieces are neatly folded.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/136.jpg136One man holds the main support two beams holding up the crown upon which the beams rest. Traditionally, the two pillars are sacred. Walking or standing between them in an erect ger is sacrilegious because they represent the channel between the earthly and the supernatural. Only the most revered lamas and shamans with special powers are permitted to sit in this position.2013-12-26T13:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/09/07/nomadic-home-stay-part-1/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/029.jpg029Ankle bones is more important. Let's face it.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0241.jpg024The shaman is stead to my right. She looks a bit different with the headdress! https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/013.jpg013This ten year old girl wasn't shy!https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0151.jpg015https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/003.jpg003Our host family's twin gers. One is home to the kitchen, eating area, and tack room, while the other is home to the family's shrine and main sleeping quarters.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0101.jpg010"Hi! I think we're here?"https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/151.jpg151https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/149.jpg149https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/148.jpg148https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/147.jpg1472013-12-26T13:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/09/22/steppe-riders/2013-12-26T13:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/11/28/ulaanbaatar-field-trip/2013-12-26T12:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/12/19/pollution-in-ulaanbaatar/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0031.jpg003Yes, you'll find similar scenes on every block in UB, but this is not the cause of the air quality problems.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/044.jpg044https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/026.jpg026The hazy hillside beyond is the ger district. Many days, especially in the mornings, virtually nothing but the buildings in the foreground is visible. Picture taken from the roof of my apartment building.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0191.jpg019A more typical day, facing downtown.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/012.jpg012Again, on a good day.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/011.jpg011https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/002.jpg002If there were such a thing as a positive result of pollution it might be this sunrise...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/005.jpg005The most marginalized citizens are literally on the periphery of the city, obscured from the downtown by a thick wall of haze. [This is on a very clear day.]https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/014.jpg014My daily commute to my school. Today, the high-rise apartment buildings straight ahead are invisible.https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/019.jpg019The view from my classroom window. Imagine an entire hillside behind the smoke. In fact, "smoke" is the forecast most days here.2013-12-26T12:55:13+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/08/12/my-day-at-the-horse-race/2013-08-14T12:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.com/2013/08/01/travel-days/https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haley-1211.jpgHaley 121https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haley-124.jpgHaley 124https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/haley-118.jpgHaley 118Sadly, my beacon of hope...https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/haley-116.jpgHaley 116https://peterswanderings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/haley-097.jpgHaley 097Testing out my travel gear...2013-08-14T12:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://peterswanderings.comdaily1.02015-07-14T06:32:42+00:00