What to eat: Camel hump, sheep back, dog stew, pile of mutton with bones, donkey dumplings, or yak?

The title of this blog is of different meat dishes we've had the pleasure of enjoying while in this city (that we know of)! The most recent being yak, which is the dish you see. Down our street is a Tibetan restaurant with a nice and bright atmosphere. The symbol you see on the dish goes back generations ago (originally an ancient Indian religious symbol)... and means "well-being" or eternity; and has been used to ward off evil spirits. It was obviously corrupted during WWII and is strange for westerners to see on their temples here!


Have you ever seen the movie The Mummy? The part where the bad guy blows a sandstorm at them. (Or was it huge bugs? Can't remember.) This is how Dana perceived last weeks wind. We never knew what being in a sandstorm was like until we moved here. The clouds look dark and full of rain, only no rain would fall. You cannot see in the distance, all you can see is the sand coming at you. You can either take cover or dare to endure! It was creepy because no one was outside during these windy days. The only noise you could hear was the effects of the wind! The picture looks like we put it in a beautiful sepia color, but it is natural sepia!


National (other than America) labor day was last Friday. In addition to this, our University had a huge track meet. So, we had Wed, Thurs, and Fri off from school. One of our American friends competed in the 10 K, so we went out to support him. The stadium was packed full of Asians, all wearing cute white hats or visors! The energy there was unreal. Every time a person would pass by, the crowd would go nuts!

To our excitement, there is the best vegetable in the whole world in our city, green chili! We bought some and tried roasting it a while back. The ovens here are tiny (2 pieces of toast maxes it out), so this was a challenge. Dana likes to think of it as our Easy-Bake Oven. Not only that, but it's in Celsius and the way it heats is different. So, we made some dehydrated chili's the first time. The second time was not cooked enough, but got some meat out of it... enough for our spaghetti Dana made. Hopefully third times a charm! Wish us luck!