taverstock jo promised the indirect method would save us a good deal of money. secretly, i feel she wanted others to share in her pain. originally 3 people were slated to start the beijing to ulaan batar journey: taverstock jo, swiss michael and thejerk. on the night before showtime, we picked up a recent UPenn graduate in the yuandong hotel's supplemental draft bringing our total to a nice round figure. after spending a night at a sketchy lady's bedroom, we stumbled across 2 koreans who weaseled their way into the fray, brining our total up to six (half of the six, conceived and born in seoul). we took nearly every form of transportation in the freezing cold attempting to reach our destination. jo hitchhiked in a van full of cabbage while i hitchhiked in a trucker's cab. the journey was long and cold my friends. we've sworn never to speak of this fiasco ever again.

relations didn't remain perfect and the upenn grad's annoying habits forced us to trade her for another brit, again named jo (leeds jo). the cast was set for many dining forays in ulaan batar for mongolian bbq.