Care Packages

As it is summer, and as there were many gracious contributions last year, my school supplies are most excellent. (Especially the kids books, Thanks again G&G they are a great teaching aide!) So my list of what I should need/want has once again changed.

Before I get to the new list, I must explain that I have been adopted by the family that shares the compound with me. They feed me, get my water, help me with my ger, and have completely accepted me as one of their own. As I am now "family" it would be a bit of an insult for me to pay them for the meals I eat and such, so I would like to share my care package goods with them in thanks for all they do.

So here is the new list:
"American" food I can prepare for them
Powdered drink mixes!!!!!!!
Candy (hersey kisses, tootsie rolls, etc.)
Balloons (per request from my 2 little sisters)
A basketball (per request my brothers...dont know how this would work but we have an airpump so maybe a deflated one???)
"Real Fat" Cigars (per request my older bro and grandpa, they dont have cigars in mongolia)
A Nerf Vortex football (per request ME!)

Other than that...letters and pictures from home are the best! Random surprises are also great.

To thee of the modern communications...

I live on the other side of the world, in a rural community, no internet, horrible cell phone service...

Once a month a get to come into the city to resupply and use the internet...

Please don't worry if you don't hear from me for an extended period of time...

I am safe and happy, just a bit cut off from the modern world.

This being said, I still love hearing from everyone via e-mail or snail mail, especially as I am now the only forigen person in my town of less than 2000.

Please continue to write. I will blog when I'm in the city as a general response to everyone, and e-mail to answer specific questions.

Be patient. You are all in my thoughts.

P.S. Micah I LOVE the cds!!!! I'm listening to them now!!! Thx again!

My Address (in Mongolian and English)

Τoв аймгийн
Алтанбулаг сумын
Дунд сургуулийн
Aнгли хэлний багш
Касандра Вайнэр
ΜΟНГОЛ УЛС

Cassandra Weiner
English Teacher
Secondary School
Altanbulag Sum
Tow Aimag
MONGOLIA

im alive

mass hi to all

i only have 5 minuets before my ride leaves

no internet at my site...in for medical but on a tight schedule

i love it...i live in a felt tent...it is very dusty

hope gregory had a nice graduation

grandma and grandpa i got your packages thank you so much

mom and dad i finally got the thanksgiving and easter cards!!!

my new address is

Cassandra Weiner, PCV
Altanbulag Secondary School
Altanbulag Soum
Tow Aimag
Mongolia

will write the mongolian address when i have time next month

talk to you all then!!!!!!!!!!

my phone is still 95742380 but i dont really get service at my site

love you all...love my new site...everything is great!!!!!!! more next month i promise

I sat on a rug...

Biding my time till Friday comes and I will move to my new site.

The town is apparently tiny. I will be living in a ger (Mongolian felt tent). There are also horses in my compound that I share with a fellow English teacher and her family.

My school is soooo excited to have me I can't wait to meet them.

They had a Peace Corps volunteer there about 6 or 7 years ago. Let's hope this person hasn't been glorified...but I think this will be really good.

Moving Day

Hey All!!!!

So I will be moving from the Cho. Don't worry everything is okay, and as much as I will miss my school and all the friends I have made, I am very excited to get to work with younger folks and meeting more new people. (Guess I'm still a nomadic Navy Brat at heart ^_~)

So please don't send anything to my old address as it won't get to me. I don't have my new address yet, but as I will most likely be at my new site this week I should have it soon.

I will be moving to a small town called Altanbulag ("Golden-Fountain") that is just about one hour SW from the capital city!

Okay!!! That is all for now and I will update my address as soon as I know it!

why won't this song leave my head

Munkhbat ft. Lhagvaa "Az Jargaltai Tugsgul"



Munkhbat = Eternal Strength
Lhagvaa = Wednesday
"Az Jargaltai Tugsgul" ~~ Luck-with Tugsgul???
(yeah couldn't find that word O_o)