Category Archives: South Asia My brother Robin and his wife Sampada.My new mom – doesn’t she have such a friendly smile? I wrote this entry on Saturday night: I am sitting in my new bed. A rather hard bed, I must remark, but a bed nonetheless. And a clean bed, in a clean home. So I guess I have […]  The family at Bodhanath stupa. (dec. 15)Muna and I turning prayer wheels at night at Suwayampu Buddhist monatery. (dec. 15)Me singing with the band. (dec. 16) Yet another one of those quick recaps: Jan. 15 – A good, family oriented day. Nepal was celebrating a festival for sweet potatoes (??) so for once everyone sat […]  I hear the dog barking and Baba (father) shouting at about 5am. He’s already been awake for some time, but he has just now stepped outside to play with Pepchu. I roll over and try to keep myself warm under the bed sheets. Anywhere between 7-8:30am, Ama (mother) comes into the room and shouts “Ute, […] Dal BahtAlways composed of rice and a soupy lentil mixWill include any of the following: ‘saag’ (cooked spinach), ‘aloo’ (potato with spices), cauliflower and green beans in curry, dried ratish with spices, and chicken.Dal Baht can be eaten with a fork, but I have been eating it with my hands (the traditional way). Much like […]  Yesterday, a group of 8 of us decided to go to Nagarkot, a town on top of the valley that overlooks both Kathmandu and the Himalayans and is reputed to have an excellent sunset and sunrise. The group was composed of myself, Muna, Robin, Santos and his wife, Prasanna (one of Muna’s friends), and Sanyog […] |
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