Well, more specifically, Ulaanbaatar. Back in 2000, a friend of mine, Scott, was assigned to work in Ulaanbaatar for a few months. During that time he sent a number of "postcards" back to his friends and family who were located in different places (at that time, for example, I was living in England and working in Cyprus - others of Scott's family and friends were in Australia, Hong Kong, Central Europe and so on). Scott sent me a copy of his "postcards" the other day and as I was reading them I was thinking "no, that is not the same now that has changed" and so on. It also had me thinking though that as I read his words, I was remembering some of the same issues and problems I first had when I arrived here.
It occurred to me then that I could publish what Scott had written here, and then comment on the changes since then (good or bad). Some of Scott's comments come from the perspective of someone from the 1st World working in a developing country and should also be read remembering that he was writing to friends at the time.
So, tomorrow I will start with the comparison of Ulaanbaatar, then (2000) and now (2005).
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