Relocating to Ulaan Bataar

Relocating to Ulaan Bataar

For those of you who don't know where Ulaan Bataar is, well, it is a good thing because not many people would and it is located in the middle of nowhere. Ulaan Bataar is located in the northern part of Mongolia which is just south of the Russian border. It is also the most populous city considering it is the country's capital and all other cities in Mongolia have populations less than 1 person. They don't really have 1 person living in each city but there is about 1.5 people per square mile of land in Mongolia and in some barren land there are 0.8 people per square mile (Mayhew 33). It just happens to be a coincidence that the official language of Mongolia is Mongolia and it just so happens that I speak very fluent Mongolia. I figured that the best place to start a Starbucks coffee would be in the most populous city of Ulaan Bataar which has about 950000 people living there (Batdelger 1). But first of all, to start a business, one must send a representative over to Mongolia to help start up a Starbucks and that lucky person would be me.

The first step in traveling to another country is to arrange for travel accommodations to and from Mongolia. Before we can discuss travel plans, we have to understand how far our dollar will stretch in Mongolia. For every one US dollar, we will receive 1100 togrogs for spending which is represented by the letter T (Mayhew 64). The good thing about Mongolia now is that you do not need a visa to enter the country since an agreement passed in 2002 with the United States and Mongolia (21 Days 1). I also found out that no specific vaccinations are required to go to Ulaan Bataar but I have to beware because there are many rare diseases that inhabit Mongolia (Mayhew 76). Most diseases can be prevent by just practicing good judgment and having good hygiene. For me to travel over to Mongolia, the cost would be about $750-900 one way which would be equivalent to about 250 sold mocha lattes (Welcome 1). I would bring all the necessary toiletries, clothes, and personal items that would assist me in the new country. When the flight is over, I will land Khangard Airlines which is in the mainland of the town (Mayhew 137). I need a form of transportation to get me around Ulaan Bataar so I am requesting for a Russian-made motorcycle which runs about $900 in Ulaan Bataar (Mayhew 126). I feel that motorcycles get a lot of miles per liter so I'll be saving the company some money by traveling on a motorcycle. The city is only a couple of square miles so much fuel will not be needed and I will be traveling by myself so the use of a car will also not be needed. That will pretty much covers the beginning of a new business that will begin to grow in Mongolia.

The next phase into transitioning a Starbucks to Mongolia is to start talking about setting up a permanent residence for me. The people in Mongolia live different that the people here in the US. Most do not live in fancy houses or condominiums but rather they live in structures called gers (Mayhew 101). Gers are almost like the teepees that Indians lived in but except the shaped is more like a cylinder and not a pyramid. They are made of canvas with multiple layers around a round wooden frame. The canvas holds up very strong against the hard winds on the desert and against disease infested bugs. The inside of the Ger is very interesting in how it is set up. The door to the Ger is always faces to the south, the man of the Ger lives on the left side, the woman lives on the right, and any guest that might happen to be over would stay in the back (Mayhew 103). Most Gers have electricity which will come in handy so that I can access the radio, TV, and phone from my own Ger. They also come with a stove that will be used for all my cooking needs. All I have to do is provide the timber for the fire and the food itself. There are many changes to the covering of the Ger according to the season so no type of heating or air conditioning will be necessary. Mongolia's seasons change like ours except that their high temperatures get from 70oF to -8oF (Mayhew 25). I figured that since I would be living by myself I would request for a small Ger that has 5-6 walls and comes already furnished for only $7100 (Mongolian 1). I wish to have the Ger built in the rural areas of Ulaan Bataar and also I would like it already made when I arrive in Ulaan Bataar. I believe that I am asking very little for my housing accommodations so that the company of Starbucks