writing this in the middle of the himalayas...i am currently living up at 2000 meters. it is below freezing at night but much warmer as soon as the sun rises. finally feel calm and relaxed. spent a lot of time with mira and her family (for those of you who are wondering: mira is a friend of another friend, who came to pick me up at the airport and who owns a guesthouse near here). helping her daugthters out with their schoolwork and study with them for the upcoming exams...the teaching pays for my meals at mira's guesthouse. good deal! mira has three daughters, they are a lot of fun and especially with anna (14) i get along great. anna and i take the dog ( a cute labrador...his name is moti (hindi word for pearl)) for long walks and enjoy the view and the peace even higher up. few tourists are here now. they all come right before the teachings of the dalai lama (end of february or beginning of march--the beginning of the tibetan year)....those teachings are puplic and last for about ten days. i will be gone by the time they start but i already decided to come back here again and see more of himachal pradesh--the state where i am at right now. michael would love it, he is such a mountain person....
i am on my way to the waterfall, it is a nice walk and high up there is a great cafe that offers the best chai in bhagsu.
i think about staying here for a week. the girls are trying to convince me to stay until the 9th of february which is my and nisha's birthday (nisha is the oldest, turing 17)....and i would actually love to party with them...but the cold at night is hard without any heating and the houses are not isolated at all!! so i think after one week i am ready to move south again. even though i know i'll miss everyone and the tranquility here. i am not so much a tourists here, as the girls are known by everyone in the village, as a friend....wherever i go (and i usually take the dog), people recognize moti and the locals are so friendly and nice, chatting with me in broken english or we just smile!!!!
some things i learned to far: lots of hindi words for food, some important phrases...but i am a slow learner.
take care, you all.
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Ja Hallo! Wo sind die Bilder? Und ueberhaupt...ich habe noch keine Care-Paeckchen erhalten. Tststs :)
Wie ist das Essen? Bringst Du mir bei richtig gutes indisches Essen zu kochen? Ich weiss...ich will die benefits, und Du musst weit dafuer reisen....ist doch immer so.
Sagen die Inder eigentlich Namaskar oder Namaste?
Kuss von May
man sagt namaste und noch kann ich selber nicht indisch kochen, weil mira das immer macht, wenn ich ausser haus bin. aber du kannst weiter hoffen!!!
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