Karolina is a historian, traveler, and minimalist from Poland. She lived in Mongolia for over 8 years studying, working, and traveling. We talked about her study, experience of being a student in Ulaanbaatar, making friends, and the feeling of spaciousness that she got from Mongolia. Karolina also described Mongolians as very resistant and music lovers. 

Karolina's blog: thesilkroadminimalist.com

Karolina on Instagram: Thesilkroadminimalist

Karolina's email address: [email protected]

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Happy 2021! New year, new episode!

Dima shared about the challenges of working with locals, how it's like being a Russian, working with students and hitchhiking in Mongolia. 

Dima on Instagram: dmitry.kosintsev 

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Andrei is from Romania, doing a cultural anthropology Ph.D in Shanghai, and has been "stuck" in Ulaanbaatar since February lockdown. We had a very interesting talk about how he's surprisingly finding a feeling of home in Mongolia. Andrei shared us he's liking Mongolian meet and bread a lot,  his interesting encounter with a local shaman and how he's exploring modern Mongolia. 

Andrei on Facebook: Andrei Coltea

Andrei's email address: [email protected]

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Atika is from Indonesia and she works at APU LLC in Ulaanbaatar, as an English teacher. She also has her own podcast "The Frontal Queens" with her friend. We talked about Mongolian food, weather, music, workplace and dating experience with local. 

Atika on Facebook: Atika Mustar

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Podcast host Dono, a cultural anthropologist shared her experience of re-entering Mongolia and having reverse culture shock.