Camel Polo

A team preparing to play.

Camel Polo in action!

Overlooking from the Chinggis Khan statue

The sun was bright!

Turtle rock

So many camels!

A camel for riding.  In Mongolia, we have double humped camels. 

Turtle rock from a distance. 

What an interesting day today was!  Two guys who work for IT are visiting from our headquarters to work on our technology and we decided to take them outside of town to see the natural beauty of Mongolia.  We headed to Terlj National Park and had it in mind to hike a mountain, but it was too cold and windy.  We climbed a bit of Turtle Rock, then headed to the gigantic Chinggis Khan Status.  As we came over the hill to see the statue, there were so many people, camels, and cars.  Turns out they were having a Camel Polo match.  So we were able to watch a bit, but honestly it was so cold that we could not stand it for too long.  I have survived two Mongolian winters, but the wind made today seem SO COLD!  There were several teams that had their camels huddled together.  It was a sight to see.  We also went up in the Chinggis Khan statue and could see the vast beauty of Mongolia. 
Emily 

Uganda Photos

This Ugandan child and the two below need heart surgery.

Wahab is now 19 years old and in 2008 he came to St. Louis to have heart surgery.  I transported him to St. Louis from Uganda, which was my first trip to Africa.  He is doing well now and is studying to be a motorcycle mechanic.  He has a brother and sister. 

Esther's son Cephas had interventional cardiac cathetarization with CHP in 2008 and came with Wahab. 

This cute little guy had surgery with a visiting team in Uganda.