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i’m in mongolia to discover what it

i’m in mongolia to discover what it means to be a modern-day no matter

wrestling is traditional in Mongolia you

wrestling is traditional in Mongolia you know was it physically difficult yes was

know was it physically difficult yes was

know was it physically difficult yes was I scared

I scared

I scared yes did I lose I was slaughtered what

yes did I lose I was slaughtered what

yes did I lose I was slaughtered what made it special was at the end of that

made it special was at the end of that

made it special was at the end of that whole day I had this man speaking to me

whole day I had this man speaking to me

whole day I had this man speaking to me in mongolian and sharing his

in mongolian and sharing his

in mongolian and sharing his philosophies of life you need to be able

philosophies of life you need to be able

philosophies of life you need to be able to ride on horseback to be a nomad

to ride on horseback to be a nomad

to ride on horseback to be a nomad children learn to do this literally in

children learn to do this literally in

children learn to do this literally in many cases before they even learned to

many cases before they even learned to

many cases before they even learned to walk I’ve never been on a horse in my

walk I’ve never been on a horse in my

walk I’ve never been on a horse in my life

life

life there was no instructions it was get on

there was no instructions it was get on

there was no instructions it was get on your horses and go in that moment it

your horses and go in that moment it

your horses and go in that moment it felt like there was no separation

felt like there was no separation

felt like there was no separation between myself the horse the earth the

between myself the horse the earth the

between myself the horse the earth the land the culture it all blended into one

land the culture it all blended into one

land the culture it all blended into one and I will remember that for the rest of

and I will remember that for the rest of

and I will remember that for the rest of my life

Mongolian life is extremely difficult

Mongolian life is extremely difficult but you don’t hear a lot of complaining

but you don’t hear a lot of complaining

but you don’t hear a lot of complaining I don’t even think they would define it

I don’t even think they would define it

I don’t even think they would define it in those terms as hard or difficult it

in those terms as hard or difficult it

in those terms as hard or difficult it was just life could I survive as a nomad

was just life could I survive as a nomad

was just life could I survive as a nomad for more than a month well definitely

for more than a month well definitely

for more than a month well definitely not but just a glimpse into their

not but just a glimpse into their

not but just a glimpse into their experience will help to dissolve the

experience will help to dissolve the

experience will help to dissolve the wall between our self and others we can

wall between our self and others we can

wall between our self and others we can walk away feeling that this Mongolian

walk away feeling that this Mongolian

walk away feeling that this Mongolian wrestler this Mongolian herdsmen or

wrestler this Mongolian herdsmen or

wrestler this Mongolian herdsmen or nomads is just like us Marty and I set

nomads is just like us Marty and I set

nomads is just like us Marty and I set out on an expedition to make the first

out on an expedition to make the first

out on an expedition to make the first print and interactive maps of Patagonia

print and interactive maps of Patagonia

print and interactive maps of Patagonia National Park to give people and on the

National Park to give people and on the

National Park to give people and on the ground perspective of what is like to

ground perspective of what is like to

ground perspective of what is like to stand in the park itself

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