What I like about living in Mongolia...

By Eveling 

I want to introduce myself and my family, my name is Eveling I am from Bolivia, I am a Medical Doctor and Family Therapist, we are living in Mongolia since 2011. We have two precious children, our son Angel Gabriel (11) and daughter Priscila Ruth (9). This is our first assignment as missionaries out of our home country.

Mongolia is the hearth of northern Asia, located in between China and Russia, 

Living in Mongolia is not easy because the weather is too cold in winter. The average temperature is -30 Degrees Celsius even though sometimes it reaches -40 or -45. However, to be honest, it is not as bad as it looks, there is a public heating service provided by the government that supplies heating to all the buildings, markets, etc, so you don’t need to expose yourself to that cold weather all the time. My children also enjoy playing with snow; we also like to go ski

ing or skating.

In summer the landscape is beautiful in the country side, the mountains are covered by grass like an endless green carpet spotted with pine trees and colorful flowers. We can also ride horses and camels, visit traditional museum located in country side.

The people in Mongolia are kind, friendly, they like to live in family; they also respect the adults so much. We are far from home but we found a big family in Mongolia.

I like the traditional clothes in Mongolia and the traditional way they have wedding, they have two special celebrations, Tsagaan Sar (White Moon) which is the lunar new year, and Nadam which is the biggest celebration in Mongolia when three competitions take place: archery (usually for women), wrestling (for men) and horse riding (usually for children below 14).

    

Our church is small but we feel really comfortable to be part of it because we can feel the love of God and also our brothers and sisters in Christ.

What I like about our ADRA colleagues is that they organize a sports day every week, so we can play basketball; I really enjoy it and have fun every time I go. I like join these activities because in winter, due to the weather conditions we cannot spend too much time with outdoor activities.