Tim & Sam

My name is Dean Villa. I first met Tim and Sam on the lonely planet thorntree. They like my posts and contacted me because they thought I could help them find the type of experience they wanted in Mongolia for their honeymoon. My friend Serdamba, his family, and I were able to fulfill their needs. They are spending their honeymoon by accomplishing dangerous undertakings such as mountaineering and horseback riding. Part of their mission is to learn how the locals do it in selected areas. So in Mongolia they wanted to learn the horseback riding skills that Mongolians use. A little bit more about their incredible journey later. I'm new to the art of blogging and am just learning how to post and such.

A little bit about myself. I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer who worked in Mongolia as a PCV between 2000-2002 working as a TEFL teacher in a small town in Khuvsgol. Stayed on working in a private school in UB for another 2 years and then returned to the states. I returned in the summer of 2005 working as a tour guide. Now I am back working in educational exchange. My hobbies include travelling, learning foreign languages, bouldering, swimming, hiking, reading books, and watching movies. My ultimate dream is to live sometimes in Gachurt which is a small community east of Ulaanbaatar and some of the time in Northern California.