For the first time in my life I am proud to be an American. As I was in our kitchen listening to Obama's acceptance speech in Chicago I couldn't stop the tears pouring down my face. I am so happy for myself, for what this means for my country, for my children's lives and for the world. Yes we can, what a great slogan. In Nepali, it's haami sakchhau.
Anyways, in addition to that, things have been going well here. Today, I had a cooking class. It was awesome. Now I have recipes for all the things that I'm sure I will crave when I get home. I will be making a lot of Nepali rice pudding (khir) for Christmas dessert. I ate so much of it today I could hardly move. It was awesome.
In other news, I have 2 days left of language classes before my test! I can't believe how fast it has gone. I also can't believe that next week I will be out on my own doing research in Simigaau! My plan is this: Buddhism Lived and Learned - A Comparison of the practices and beliefs of lay people and lamas in Simigaau and Rowaling. Simigaau is a small Sherpa and Tamang village just north of Kathmandu. It takes a day on a bus and then a day walking to get there. I will be staying there for 2 weeks working in the school teaching English and surveying and interviewing people about their religious beliefs and practices. Then I'll go up to Rowaling, another day's walk above Simigaau. That village is situated at 14,000 ft and is all Sherpa. They cultivate potatoes and herd yaks for a living. They also have a big gompa (Buddhist monastary) there. I will spend my time in Rowaling getting to know some monks and experiencing high altitude himalayan life. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!
So yeah that's where I'm going from here. Obviously, there will be no internet there but I may update again before I go.
Also, if you want anything awesome from Nepal let me know. I can buy stuff for you if you want to pay me back! There are awesome hippy clothes, cool rugs and wall hangings, thanka paintings, and much more available for cheap!
And lastly, call me! My number is 011-977-1-558-0067 . Call from skype for cheap and then we can talk at your leisure instead of when I can get to a cyber cafe. It's my family's phone so ask for Hailey or Uma. DO it!
I miss you!
hailey
2 comments:
HAILEYYYYY!!
Sorry I missed your call last night, I was sleeping, but I got your message. God reading this is crazy... it sounds like you are having such a life-changing experience. I would so love to go to Nepal... we should plan a trip some time where we go travel around... you, me and Quinn, maybe when Quinn graduates high school. We could go to India or something and Nepal. Anyway, I'm incredibly jealous of your travels but I'm glad you have this blog so I can experience it all vicariously through you. I can't wait to see your pictures though! I'm going home soon for Thanksgiving. It will be the first time since August 16th! College is going really well, I love Boulder. I have a lot of stuff to tell you but it can wait. GAHHH I wish I was there with you so bad I'm so jealous!!!
Hailey,
I'm with Phoebe on the major jealousy pangs. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your blogs. You're livin' my
dreams and through your words I can bring my dreams into the conscious part of my life. You're an amazing woman, and I'm so honored to know you! love & light, safe journeys, C
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