nepal
Good Bye Nepal
We’ve had an amazing time here in Nepal these past two years! Good-bye, Nepal. Good-bye political strife and bandhs. Good-bye crazy pot-holes and roads. Good-bye Kathmandu traffic. Good-bye friends we’ve come to know, see you again the next time we meet. Good-bye Dal Bhat. Good-bye Momos. Good-bye cheap eats with so many restaurants I can’t … Continue reading
Nepal: The Final Countdown
The air is amazingly crisp this morning. I’m on the front porch. A Buddha Air flight has just crossed over our house, headed for Bharatphur (Chitwan) or Pokhara. Load shedding is down to just four hours a day or so (unofficially; the schedule still has it at 12+) so there are no generator noises, just … Continue reading
Champagne & Bon-bons (or: the life of a trailing spouse)
A fellow spouse posed a question to me the other day, perhaps out of curiosity, “What do you do with your time?” Some people ask me that from the point of view of an employee, secure in their routines or duties. Sometimes the question comes from family members, wondering how I can have “left my … Continue reading
