Monday, August 08, 2005

Thoughts from Mongolia

Winter and cold will come all too soon, I know, but at the moment a bit of a cool off will be appreciated. I can't jump into the shower, being that I lack running water, so these hot summer days are kind of a pain. I'm always coated with a layer of sweat. I can only imagine what I'll smell like after a couple months of building my own dung fires.
I finished reading these two fantasy books "A Clash of Kings" and "A Storm of Swords" (each about a 1,000 pages) and have had to turn to the other literature that I brought with me. Right now it's a book by Stanley Stewart. I believe it's called "In Search of Genghis Khan." I find myself wanting to find him and kick him in the nuts. His book won several awards, but I feel that anyone who spends any time in this land would find his comments and criticsm a pile of shit. He mocks the delapidated soviet structures, makes statements with little knowledge to back them up, and makes it clear that his book his more about him having bragging rights about riding a horse across Mongolia than actually learning anything.
A short bit of ranting, but now I've got to run. I have a study date with a few friends.

Peace,
chris
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