Mongolia and Japan, 2026

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Mongolia
This is my third and last time in Asia as retirement approaches, and such a stunningly beautiful and interesting trip it was. The meeting with three of the four people in the whole country who hold AMI teaching diplomas, took place in a Tibetan restaurant with authentic süütei tsai—or milk tea, as popular in Mongolia as in Tibet, Sikkim, any country with a herding tradition where the daily staple was a hot drink made of yak butter, tea, and salt. Tibetan Buddhism has had a great influence in Mongolia, for example the dancing and costumes in the short video below that I took at a culture performance in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Continue reading →

Mongolia May/June 2026

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Mongolia May/June 2026

After too many hours to count, I just experienced a San Francisco Bay Area stopover to see the new Matisse exhibit at the  MOMA with old friends; a 13-hour flight over Japan to the mainland of Asia; an overnight (or was it “overday”) rest in the transit hotel, in Seoul, South Korea; flying over Beijing, China and the Gobi Desert; finally I arriving in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. There is a 15-hour time-difference from California and the next three weeks will be too busy for blogging, but I can at share some of the first day. Continue reading →

Free Russian translation to share: “Montessori for Family and Community”

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Since 2010 Valentina Nosenko and I have been working together—in Russia, the USA, and other countries—to create and support a wonderful school in Russia, Montessori School of Moscow. This year Valentina translated Montessori for Family and Community and signed a contract with Michael Olaf Montessori Publishers to make the PDF of the book available free worldwide. Please share this blog post with anyone who can access it and benefit from it. CLICK: FREE MFC in RUSSIAN

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