Mongolia

Michael first arrived in Mongolia in late 1997, when he was hired to work at the Mongol Messenger in Ulaanbaatar. His three-year stint at the paper included freelance work for the Associated Press and BBC, a gig as a talk-show host on Mongol Radio, a starring role in a Mongolian film and a short run as a local TV news broadcaster. His travels have led him through all 21 aimags, occasionally by bicycle or in the back of a truck with sheep, and other times in helicopters or Humvees with politicians and diplomats. Michael's articles on Mongolian culture, politics and history have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and San Francisco Chronicle. He is also the author of two books, Dateline Mongolia and Lama of the Gobi. Find him on the web at www.michaelkohn.us.