Winter not Quite Warm but Starting to Let up

This night at the ice sculptures was a pretty close second

coldest experience of the winter.  

We went out to a nearby KFC afterward.  It was even cold inside the restaurant.

The upshot is it's good weather for hot beverages.

And today and yesterday it seemed like winter would be coming to an end sometime next month or so.

Basketball Academy Bursting with Kids!

Our Academy now has 3 coaches and 46 kids! 

Here's the afternoon lesson in my first one back from vacation.

Warming up...

and getting to work!

Here's a short video of the teaching and drills in action...

Beginning the 2023 New Year in Ulaanbaatar

Some final Christmas presents were opened after returning from vacation.

Johanna made mugs for us in her pottery class in Germany.

Friday Morning was a new low in this year's temperatures so far.  We later saw -37 Fahrenheit, and winter is not over yet!

The heat is broken in the car I went to this Mongolian Alliance Church meeting in Friday morning, so my feet were freezing most of the rest of the work day.