We're getting out of Darkhan lately, enjoying the warming weather, wind, and beautiful countryside. Last weekend, a small group of us headed out to a small (maybe the smallest I have ever seen!) soum/village to visit another PCV who was having a birthday. It was wonderful to relax and see the Mongolian "hudoo" (countryside) again, and he may have the most beautiful view from his ger door in all of Peace Corps. You step out of his ger, look across the valley filled with trees and a river to a gorgeous mountain. He wins the prize of best view. Not counting our view off the balcony of the old Soviet apartment blocs in Darkhan, of course! There were livestock and herding action a plenty, including recent calf-births and live action castration. Not such a pretty sight. We enjoyed our trip though, and had fun attempting to cook as a large group in a ger with very few electrical outlets and no running water.
Today I travelled to the Selenge aimag to conduct a training on "Uncommon Vegetables" for some of our agriculture clients. We spent the morning discussing composting, broccoli health benefits, and how to plant Catnip to deter pests (Catnip translates into Mongolian as "Cat's Green Vegetable"). I love travelling with my counterparts, as they are always quick to share stories and Mongolian folklore. This trip we stopped at the "Eej Mod" or Mother Tree to leave some offerings and well wishes for our friends and families. Apparently Eej Mod has proven quite powerful, since you can see her spirit shaking the tree branches every dawn, and when the Socialist police came to burn down all Buddhist relics and altars in the early to mid 1900s the officer's family that burned the Mother Tree all came down with a sickness and passed away. Not a spirit you want to mess with! It's a phenomenal sight with altars all over, ceremonious scarves, with milk products and vodka scattered among the tea leaf and candy offerings. It's one of my favorite places in Mongolia to visit, and I hope to keep giving the Mother Tree offerings over the next year and a half so she can keep blessing us with such a wonderful experience.
The Mother Tree
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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