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    I started painting my Thangka!

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    Pause NYC
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    andreaallen:

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    I was telling some friendos that I wish I could pause New York while I’m away.

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    I’ll push play in one week.

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    Wait, I thought NYC was already on pause because I was gone?>!?!

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    So, things have been pretty fun here, but I am getting the itch to be home.  It is hard spending a lot of time with a group of people who don’t get along (my group that I am with hate eachother).  I miss my friends who know me well.  I miss people that like computers and don’t think they are evil.  And most of all I miss mom, dad, hadley, katie and jimmy.

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    Eye contact

    Eye contact

    the approach

    the approach

    the attack

    the attack

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    This is when I fought a monkey.

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    live hamburger

    live hamburger

    Juphal

    Juphal

    I discovered a weird plant

    I discovered a weird plant

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    I found a tiny boot

    I found a tiny boot

    Putoo

    Putoo

    Dog tikkah

    Dog tikkah

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    sloooooog

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    Bhaktapur rice paddies

    Bhaktapur rice paddies

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    So I just finished up week two in Kathmandu.  I am feeling a little more comfortable and able to find my way around.  I understand a bit of Nepali (if people speak slowly) and my homestay is going well.  My brothers are great.  Last weekend was Bhai Tikka which is the festival for celebrating bros so I got to put tikka (red stuff) on their face.  I felt kind of weird doing it, but they seemed fine with it.  We watch Naruto together in the evening (unless my ama and didi (older sister) make me watch Nepali soap operas with them.  Soap operas are pretty big here and they are really hard to watch without laughing.)  My thangka painting class is cool.  I have learned how to draw the Buddha head according to the precise dimensions.  It takes me 25 minutes just to draw the head.  Tomorrow I will learn how to do the body and then next week I will get to start my canvas.  My Nepali is progressing.  I can make my needs/wants known for the most part and I am totally awesome at bartering.  I can’t believe October is almost over.  Time has started to move faster which is nice.  Thanks for all the nice messages.  I am having fun, but am excited to get back to my western life in about a month and a half.

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    My IV

    My IV

    CHill

    CHill

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    Some pics!!

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