WOW, WOW, WOW, it's happened, I'm actually home. We packed our bags and on Sunday morning the youth who wanted to say goodbye came to the house and did just that. I was of course the only one to cry, but I'm ok with that. We headed to the airport, and I began to think of all thes lasts: last car ride, last breakfast, last hugs, last breath of filthy air... just so many lasts. I'll spare you the boring traveling deets, but we made it from Kathmandu to Mumbai. Then Mumbai to Newark, where we were so blessed to travel VIP style and spend our layover in the United Club. How nice was that, too nice. Then the painful 2 hour flight from Newark to Nashvegas. It was wonderful to see my family waiting for me! We all went out for lunch and I was so happy to fill up on chips and salsa! I ended up staying awake until 9:30, which means I was awake for 50+ hours. Crazy what my body can do. I slept so so so so good in my own wonderful bed, and was able to take a hot, high water pressure shower, and seeing how I live with many blessings.
Now I do realized I didn't blog the last week or so of my trip, well Pastor John arrived, and the family took a trip to Chitwan. Very jungle, rural, and there was a huge (bad) religious festival going on with lots of poor goats going in, but never coming out. We went and visited elephants that give rides, and got really lucky that day. We went down to the river to play in some water, and they began bringing the elephants down for their baths. After some Nepali jabber with the owners, the agreed to let us help them wash them! I jumped in and was so in awe of this really cool animal. They then let us all have turns climbing up the elephant and sitting on its back while it sprayed us with water. Lauren and I got a chance to go together, and it was so cool. We did fall off though... Not badly, the elephant went down on its knees, then laid down, and rolled to the opposite side of what we thought, so we essentially took a bath with elephants ;) Elephants were the highlight for me, we also got mendi again, slept with mosquitos, cultural show, long jeep rides, what an adventure.
This is my quick update, but when I have processed and begin to think of more things, I will update more. I am back from Nepal, Have one more month of GBC before I graduate, and will continue to keep posting things going on, pictures, and my learnings! So glad to be Bibek!
Now I do realized I didn't blog the last week or so of my trip, well Pastor John arrived, and the family took a trip to Chitwan. Very jungle, rural, and there was a huge (bad) religious festival going on with lots of poor goats going in, but never coming out. We went and visited elephants that give rides, and got really lucky that day. We went down to the river to play in some water, and they began bringing the elephants down for their baths. After some Nepali jabber with the owners, the agreed to let us help them wash them! I jumped in and was so in awe of this really cool animal. They then let us all have turns climbing up the elephant and sitting on its back while it sprayed us with water. Lauren and I got a chance to go together, and it was so cool. We did fall off though... Not badly, the elephant went down on its knees, then laid down, and rolled to the opposite side of what we thought, so we essentially took a bath with elephants ;) Elephants were the highlight for me, we also got mendi again, slept with mosquitos, cultural show, long jeep rides, what an adventure.
This is my quick update, but when I have processed and begin to think of more things, I will update more. I am back from Nepal, Have one more month of GBC before I graduate, and will continue to keep posting things going on, pictures, and my learnings! So glad to be Bibek!
You know, life in the dust
Air dying on the jeep
Elephant Safari
Nameste Pose
Feeding bananas to my new friend
Last sunday school
girls
Subbu
Gorima, Peace
Baby in boots
Lauren feeding bananas
Pinwheel fun
My view
Bath Time
Saroj, Teacher
Sunil-Bean
Our dear friends
Shriju
Mexican with the family
Daddy's coming home gift
Family
