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Internships in Mongolia

Truly an “off the beaten path” location, choosing to intern in Mongolia not only means a vast and wild landscape that is still enchanted by traditional values, but also distinct and powerful internship opportunities. While interning abroad in Mongolia, a gem in the rough, you are likely to see the locals using horses and camels for transportation and herds of yaks, goats, cows, and sheep wandering the countryside. Also during your internship in Mongolia, you will have the thought-provoking opportunity to witness the tensions and balances between traditional ways of life and modernization as Mongolia walks enveloped in both worlds.
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Projects Abroad in Mongolia

Mongolia is a unique and adventurous place to spend time on a volunteer program or internship. Mongolia is a large country - about third the size of Europe - sandwiched between Russia and China on the Asian Steppe. It's a country that conjures up images of far-off lands and a completely different pace of life. This image really is reality, in this land of Genghis Khan and wandering nomadic clans. This is a destination for adventurers, with a history that encompasses Chinese dynasties and Soviet Communism. It's hard to imagine that this ancient state was once home to the people who ruled the largest empire the world has ever known - at one point stretching from Indonesia right over into Austria! Volunteer projects include: Teaching, Medicine, Child Care, Sports, Law, Human Rights, Journalism, Business and more!

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A Guide to Interning Abroad in Mongolia

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Mongolia is nicknamed the Land of the Blue Sky for its open spaces, as there is one square mile for each citizen. This space, however, is not an isolating emptiness as the culture highly values close, warm relationships and is considered hospitable and friendly.

Many of internships in Mongolia will be located in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. This ever-changing city that seemingly builds upon itself is bursting with creativity and color from its Mongolian cashmere boutiques to theatres to a pulsing nightlife. Sprinkled among the bustle of a huge city are monasteries and city parks that serve as tranquil havens. There are also three national parks within an hour two bus ride of the capital, and within these parks are sacred peaks, wild mountain ranges, herds of wild horses, and your fill of adventure sports.

You may also choose to intern with a nomadic tribe. In Mongolia, 40 percent of families are nomadic. You may live immersed in a lifestyle lost to history books, breathe the breath of wind, and taste the richness of the Mother Earth, that Mongolians so deeply honor. One of the wonders of Mongolia is the countryside, or steppe, which would be your backyard as you travel with a community and live in a collapsable gert (yurt). You would have the chance to wander near the Gobi Desert, famous for its findings of Dinosaur bones, in the south and to hear traditional Mongolian music, played on a Morin Khuur (a guitar-like instrument).

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