Nooo Problem- life goes on in Nepal
Hi everyone,
I thought I should do an update as less than a week remains of my time here in my adopted country. I'm not sure where I left off in the last note. The girls and I all went to Chitwan. We rode elephants, saw rhinos, showered every night, and didn't see a single leech. We suffered through two long and hot bus rides. After that my social life in Nepal really picked up. I've been staying at Biju-didi's but making lots of visits to various relatives homes, because the festival of Tihar was going on. But after all of that adventure with my American friends, I have been exhausted!
It's been really fun getting to know my niece again. Jyopsi is not yet three, but she speaks in full sentences and sounds just like an adult. She sings, dances, bosses us around, insists on having her own seat on the bus, and loves candy. She calls me "nurse aunty". I'm going to visit her school later today and see what it's like. Janak has left for five days taking his Cornell students to the field, but he made me a dinner of pasta before he left. My favorite! The best news is that my family will be back in the states next July for a year! Sarah is also coming with her fiance.
I've been doing a lot of shopping the past few days. I also washed my own clothes by hand... this is no joke, it takes freakin' forever and you have to stare at all the dirt and dust and grossness coming off of your clothes, too. It's an experience I'm glad I had and one I'd happily pay not to have again! The cyber place across from Biju's house is getting a ton of business from me, I bet they're hoping I stay here a long time.
We are going to go to Nagarkot tomorrow for the day in hopes of having a picnic with a view of the big mountains. I'm excited to do one last thing before I go! Then I will make another visit to Saba's family, and then I go to the airport on Monday morning! It seems so strange, like I already live here or something and my mind is confused... where are you going again??? I wish I could go home, get my cats and my BFF, and come back for a bit longer! Well, next time I will! (Minus the cats). Can't wait to come back someday and go back to the clinic and visit my beloved Sherpas.
Till then, I just enjoy the awesome shopping and my family and the beautiful sound of the Nepali language floating around me. Every time I come to this country I fall in love with it a little more, but it's definitely time to go home.
I'll update my facebook status from Singapore on Monday (Sunday night home time), and on Monday during the day at home, everyone can call me because I'll be back in the US and have my cell phone! OH my god text me please, I miss texting! And coffee! And bathrooms that aren't wet! (Although I'm way better with the bathrooms this time). Can't wait to see everyone I love who I've missed terribly for a month! Come with me next time!!!!