"How does a student from a country in which a third of the population is nomadic, living in round white felt tents called gers on the vast steppe, ace an M.I.T. course even though nothing like this is typically taught in Mongolian schools?"
"Most homes in Ulan Bator have Internet connections, and almost everyone, including nomads, has at least one cellphone. Even on the steppe, with only sheep in sight, you can get a signal."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/15/magazine/the-boy-genius-of-ulan-bator.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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Nostalgia Time
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A Trip Back in Time. My middle son, Tim and his lovely Amy visited
yesterday as we celebrated the 4th of July. Several visits ago, Tim
mentioned some items...
6 hours ago