| | i only have a few moments to update here, as internet is very scarce out here in siberia, and i have been spending tons of time on the train and then either on buses or on a remote island!
since the last post, i've been in krasnoyarsk-- did a very misty hike through stolby national park (supposed to have great views but it was foggy-- still good to move around and be in a beautiful sub-tropical climate), then an overnight train to irkutsk. battled for sold-out tickets to the next city, then hopped on an adventurous minibus we hired out with 4 other backpackers we met at the train station. we went to the gorgeous olkhon island on western lake baikal (the largest fresh water lake in the world!) and spent 3 nights there. amazing! frances and i nearly died of exhaustion on a >30 mile mountain bike ride over the hills and to the other side of the island, but i guarantee we were hardcore :) my cycling friends would be impressed! today, on a bus most of the day back to irkutsk, and i'm about to get on another 2 day train to ulaanbatar. i wish i could write more but i am out of time here and have to catch the train! i'll just have to hope mongolia has better internet than siberia?
btw, if anyone knows of someone looking for a roommate in manhattan near Columbia's med school, let me know! i have no time to look for housing here!
next post will be from mongolia!
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