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I woke up in the morning, and I looked out the window and everything was yellow. I was super confused, and I was pretty sure it was dangerous to go outside, but being the adventurous adult that I am (and the fact that I had classes to teach), I went outside anyway.
I asked my students about it, and they weren't quite sure how to explain it. My favorite explanation that I got was: "It is sand....because of Mongolia."
I've seen Mulan, so I know that the Chinese aren't the biggest fans of the Monguls (ie: the Great Wall), so I simply nodded and accepted the explanation. Crazy Mongolians and their horses.
Of course, the much more logical explanation is that the sand comes from storms from the Gobi Desert. Its blown hundreds of miles into the atmosphere and eventually has to settle back down - in this case, Jilin Province in China. Its not terribly uncommon either.
Kind of cool and kind of scary, but its a new kind of weather for me. I've survived a dust/sand day.
Seriously though, everything tasted like dirt for half the day.
Damn you, Mongolia!!
- Andrew
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