Mongolia has apparently been stricken by a contagious disease outbreak. Hand, foot and mouth disease has forced all classes up to and including grade 5 to be cancelled for at least this whole week. While this means that I have no students for the week, there is no shortage of work to be done.
To clear up a couple of misconceptions, allow me to provide a small amount of knowledge.
1. Hand, foot and mouth disease is NOT the same thing as foot and mouth disease. Foot and mouth disease affect livestock, and not people.
2. I am in little to no danger. Hand foot and mouth disease is passed easily amongst people who do not wash their hands regularly. Thankfully, this is a habit I am glad to say that I practice regularly. Also HFMD, while it can be carried by older people, tends to strike young children (usually younger than 10) as they have not developed a strong enough immune system. By chance, and, I think, through a little skill, I have survive to a ripe old age that is nearly three times that which is commonly stricken.
On a completely unrelated note, this weekend Dan, Andrew, Terry and I have decided to make an overnight hike to Manzushir Khiid. Okay, so this may sound a little familiar (see September posting), but we are determined to make it there. We have taken some additional precautions this time. To begin with, we will be bringing a compass and topographical maps. We have also made the decision to avoid any type of antlered animals. Finally, we have our "wonderful" experience to draw upon, and we know that we should, under no circumstance, go to the bottom of any mountain. Now, I realize we did not plan to get attacked by elk, go to the bottom of the mountain and get lost last time, but I believe that our combined 21 months of worldly experience will prevent such things from happening. In any event, expect a post next week informing you of how we got attacked by elk, ran downhill, and became utterly lost.
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