Wow... Nepal
Well, I am finlly out of communist China, which is the only reason this entry is possible. The computers in China forbid livejoural, but allow myspace... go figure.
Anyway, Nepal is awesome. I already made some friends, everyone on the street offers us hashish, there are people with dreds EVERYWHERE, and they are selling more hippy, buddhist wares than the eye can take in. I am sad that I couldn't update at all in china and tibet because now there is too much to say. The transition to brilliantly green and infinitely watery Nepal from dry, war-torn (politically supressed and depressed), desert like mountains in Tibet has made for quite the contrast. The day before yesterday we saw the change before our eyes as we ascended the dry crumbly mountains of one side of the Himalayas only to descend on the other side and find an endless sea of waterfalls, ferns, conifers, moss, and general dark, damp, lush green. All of the rain gets stuck on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas which is partially why Tibet is one of the most inhospitable places in the world (ignoring the fact that China sucks and so does their idea of keeping face... more later).
It feels warm and cozy here. I finally feel comfortable at home. My digestive system is finally back to normal now that vegetables ae available, and they actually have fruit here... there are overflowing piles of the small bananas, mangos, lychees, and every other colorful fruit. I am in heaven, ecstatic heaven. It kind of makes me never want to leave.
On a sad note, there has been trash in all of the waterways in China, Tibet, and Nepal. It is especially sad to see it in the mre remote areas on earth and also in places that are the begining of water sources for most of Asia. I'm not sure if there is a solution, but I am definitely thinking about it. Maybe a fullbright would be a good way to get funding to do something.
I still don't know what I am doing or where I am going. It is liberating and frightening. I keep vaccilating between the health and healing that interests me for my own life and self and the ways that I see people all over toxifying the planet. I also just read Chuang Tzu, one of the fundamental daoist texts which makes me think twice about my "save the world" intentions. The text mostly warns about doing it for fame and glory, the idea that if you think you are better than everyone then you will hurt yourself. Sometimes I think that as long as I have the attitude that everyone has the potential to care about the earth and do things to nurture it, then I can stay in the flow and fullfill my goals simultaneously. In some ways the text seems contradictory, but on another level I have seen and experienced most of it. Rome wasn't built in a day. I have decided I cannot leave India without learning Hindi, and furthering my yoga practice (everyday, everymorning).
I love you all very much.
Anyway, Nepal is awesome. I already made some friends, everyone on the street offers us hashish, there are people with dreds EVERYWHERE, and they are selling more hippy, buddhist wares than the eye can take in. I am sad that I couldn't update at all in china and tibet because now there is too much to say. The transition to brilliantly green and infinitely watery Nepal from dry, war-torn (politically supressed and depressed), desert like mountains in Tibet has made for quite the contrast. The day before yesterday we saw the change before our eyes as we ascended the dry crumbly mountains of one side of the Himalayas only to descend on the other side and find an endless sea of waterfalls, ferns, conifers, moss, and general dark, damp, lush green. All of the rain gets stuck on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas which is partially why Tibet is one of the most inhospitable places in the world (ignoring the fact that China sucks and so does their idea of keeping face... more later).
It feels warm and cozy here. I finally feel comfortable at home. My digestive system is finally back to normal now that vegetables ae available, and they actually have fruit here... there are overflowing piles of the small bananas, mangos, lychees, and every other colorful fruit. I am in heaven, ecstatic heaven. It kind of makes me never want to leave.
On a sad note, there has been trash in all of the waterways in China, Tibet, and Nepal. It is especially sad to see it in the mre remote areas on earth and also in places that are the begining of water sources for most of Asia. I'm not sure if there is a solution, but I am definitely thinking about it. Maybe a fullbright would be a good way to get funding to do something.
I still don't know what I am doing or where I am going. It is liberating and frightening. I keep vaccilating between the health and healing that interests me for my own life and self and the ways that I see people all over toxifying the planet. I also just read Chuang Tzu, one of the fundamental daoist texts which makes me think twice about my "save the world" intentions. The text mostly warns about doing it for fame and glory, the idea that if you think you are better than everyone then you will hurt yourself. Sometimes I think that as long as I have the attitude that everyone has the potential to care about the earth and do things to nurture it, then I can stay in the flow and fullfill my goals simultaneously. In some ways the text seems contradictory, but on another level I have seen and experienced most of it. Rome wasn't built in a day. I have decided I cannot leave India without learning Hindi, and furthering my yoga practice (everyday, everymorning).
I love you all very much.