Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia, but there are many other minority languages. The main minority language spoken in Khovd is Kazakh.
The Tugrug is used in Mongolia. 2500 Tugrugs = $1.00.
A bottle of water costs about 31 cents.
Mongolia has some great, hearty dishes to get you through the winter, including khoosoor and buuz. However, the best meal I ate this week would probably be Daktoritan, a spicy Korean chicken soup. Korean food is very popular in Mongolia, and it's a great way to warm yourself up!
The dorm that I live in is across from a karaoke bar that plays Mongolian music all day, from around 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. So I've learned to memorize a lot of Mongolian songs!