More Thoughts About Nepal

More Thoughts About Nepal

• They certainly buy a lot of red bricks in this country.  People buy these bricks and store them for future projects whether it be a wall around their home, a new room added to the existing structure or a pathway.
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• The beast of burden in Kathmandu for men is his bicycle.
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• The beast of burden for women is their head and back.
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• I love the ginger, lemon and honey tea.
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• I’ve had my fill of Hindu temples.  They are all looking the same to me.
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• Mo-mo (dumplings) is my go to food of choice.  Buff mo mo is my favorite.  Vegetable mo mo is too spicy.
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• I ate buff- buffalo meat.
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• Driving in this country takes nerves of steel.
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• There aren’t many beggars in this country.
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• It does not appear as if many people work a full day as we in America know it.  Shops are closed up as shop owners take mid-afternoon naps.
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• There are no street signs.  Taxi drivers just know where to go.
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• Cashmere, pashmina and silk scarves are in abundance all over the country.
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• I bought a $7 back pack and I’m in live with it.  It’s just a perfect day back even though there is no pocket for my water bottle. I never carry a water bottle but I am now fixated on this small flaw in design.
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• I don’t have a sense of how people spend their free time.  It appears to me as if my students spend their only free day attending family obligations and festivals.
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• I asked my students to dream about where they want to travel around the world.  Most of them only want to travel throughout Nepal.
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• I just ordered a macaroni and chees plate in a back-alley restaurant.  I hope I don’t regret this decision.  Mac and cheese is my go-to comfort food at home.  I hope it doesn’t kill me here.
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• I had a bout of food poisoning for about4 days.  Now I have to find someone to add a notch to my belt. My pants are falling down.
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• Nan (warm bread) is another comfort food for me.
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• I’ve eaten enough rice to last me a lifetime.  The same goes for dahl.
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• I am obsessing with thoughts of food I want to eat when I get home: pizza, steak, sandwiches, IPA beers, salad, seafood, crab bisque, ice cream, fruit smoothies, fresh fruit, broccoli.

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