Little Asish

This boy!! I miss him already. Asish, thank you for making me laugh so much during my stay. You were the first one to challenge me to arm wrestling, to play hand clap games with me, and to make me laugh so hard I cried. I won't forget you.

Darrick- you have to come back to Nepal next time and know this kid. He is an entertainer just like you. Now on the plane to china, I can neither laugh or cry. I am emotionally exhausted. Saying goodbye to my life in Sarlahi and all of these holder. Was tough. You all know how bad I am at goodbyes...cracky voice, blochy face, swollen eyes, dripping nose, it's not a pretty sight.

Really, we had a good time

Day something something to something something. It's too hard to keep track. My idea of blogging chronologically was a bad idea after all :) anyway, here is another experience that happened during my year abroad!
Brian Bauer comes to Nepal and provides me with company, adventure, and so many awkward photos:)
Woah...it was awesome to have a visitor like Brian because he was up for everything and didn't ask questions. After flying in at midnight, we left the following morning at 5am for a two-day river rafting trip down Bhote Koshi river near the Tibetan border. This really exceeded my expectations. Day one we joined a group of Chinese men for many water fights along the river. After camping with our Nepali guides, we set out to tackle some big rapids in the rain. I highly recommend this for anyone Coming to Nepal. It was so worth $75... Exciting and beautiful.
The very next day, we traveled by bud to pokhara (maybe the most visited tourist destination in Nepal for trekking). Daeha, Brian, and I managed to do a 6day trek in 4 days. No time for dilly dallying:) guided by our trusty porter, Purna, we could visit Poon Hill for sunrise, hike all day in the rain through rhododendron tunnels, call each other honey bunny, and relax in the most beautiful natural hot springs I have ever seen. It was good. To celebrate, we enjoyed massive milkshakes from Perky Beans, got Trekker's therapy massages until 10pm, and took a more than too long bus ride the next morning to Sarlahi.

I was amazed how prepared Daeha was for every condition. He had an umbrella and sunscreen for the sunny days and a sleeping mask for the bus. :) Brian and I had a good laugh at the beauty sleep mask. Welllll....then Brian braved Sarlahi and 50 crazy children for a few days before going back to Kathmandu and home.

Thank you for coming! I hope you enjoyed all of the experiences. I am happy to have had time to talk, think, spend time, and hug trees together. You'll be my friend for a long time:)