Freie Universität Berlin

After 4 very long days in a Russian bus with our trusted Mongolian driver, a backup driver who never drove, and a Russian-Mongolian family of 4, we arrived Monday evening at twilight in Ulaangom. Along the way we traveled through vast plains, over mountain passes, along the edge of a desert region where we watched an approaching sand storm, and along a huge saltwater lake, Uvs Nuur, where we stopped for a swim. We forded streams when that was the better choice instead of taking the bridge. We got stuck once in the desert sand, but our driver let some air out of the tires and we were again on our way. We learned that every meal is mutton soup, and looked forward to the pauses when we could stretch out in the resting areas while waiting for our meal to be prepared. Somewhere along the way our driver offered us a delicacy of roasted grundhog. We slept in our sleeping bags in „hotels“, and appreciated a safe and warm place for the night after spending our first night in our tent. The „hotels“ offer a single common room where guests are welcome to sleep. With no light interference we marveled at the clear night sky, and watched the moon rise over sand dunes in the desert. On Monday, August 6 we reached Ulaangom and were graciously received by Dr. Batbayar and his wife, and by our translator, a 19-year old veterinary student named Ariuna, who have all tried to help us in every way. We were taken to our accommodation, a ger owned by Dr. Batbayar next to his own ger. Dr. Batbayar’s wife, Javzmaa prepared the traditional meal for us in our ger. the next day Dr Batbayar took us to meet Dr. Ganbold, the Uvs veterinary director and we tried to explain our project to him. Wednesday, August 8 Dr. Batbayar, and his driver took us to the sum veterinarian, Dr. Namsrai, in Tarialan. He and his wife and family graciously received us and he showed us his laboratory. In the evening we were taken to a beautiful mountain stream and we wondered what the next day would bring. Lene, Steffi, Linda

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