Friday
May012009
Closing Down the House
Bernie Anderson
This week I (Bernie) traveled to our team-mates Jeremy and Renee' Bergevin's home in Bulgan, Mongolia. Jeremy and Renee', along with their four little girls will be going to the States for a one year home assignment. They live in a beautiful home located in the serene pastoral setting of central Mongolia. Myself and two other team-mates helped to board up and shut down the house. Here are a couple of shots of our time there...
So there is actually a word in Mongolian that would describe "creative jerry-rigging when you lack the proper tools and supplies to do a job the way a real carpenter (mechanic, plumber, et al) would do it". It's " to Mongolize". That's what you're seeing in this particular window. Bob the builder or Tim the tool-guy or whoever the latest carpenter-star happens to be on HGTV would have a fit. We were actually quite pleased...
... so we took a break on the front porch...
... with Mongolian take-out ...
... seriously. That's two bags of stir fry and 25 fried meat pies. Hold the fries.
You just can't get good help anymore.
All of that to say, blessings on the Bergevin family! Have a great time in reconnecting with family and friends. We will miss you while you're gone ... and I don't think anyone will be able to open your windows.
So there is actually a word in Mongolian that would describe "creative jerry-rigging when you lack the proper tools and supplies to do a job the way a real carpenter (mechanic, plumber, et al) would do it". It's " to Mongolize". That's what you're seeing in this particular window. Bob the builder or Tim the tool-guy or whoever the latest carpenter-star happens to be on HGTV would have a fit. We were actually quite pleased...
... so we took a break on the front porch...
... with Mongolian take-out ...
... seriously. That's two bags of stir fry and 25 fried meat pies. Hold the fries.
You just can't get good help anymore.
All of that to say, blessings on the Bergevin family! Have a great time in reconnecting with family and friends. We will miss you while you're gone ... and I don't think anyone will be able to open your windows.
Reader Comments (1)
I still say that the window above will be the strongest one out of the lot. It was great hanging with you guys.