My Last Week in Kathmandu

This past week has been very similar to my first week here in Nepal. I've been waiting for my visa for India to come through, so I've had a few extra days more than I would have liked here in Kathmandu, but I've enjoyed them more than I thought I would. I was taken around on motorbike, scary, to many of the temples that I didn't make it to during my first visit. The days I was on my own I walked from one side of the city to the other and back again, immersed in the chaos that floods the senses to the point of exhaustion. I'm staying with a family a little bit outside of the city, and my favorite hobby with them has been to get demolished in chess by the 8, 9, and 10 year old boys. There's 17 kids total, most of them taken in or adopted. Last the father and I stayed up late watching India barely beat Australia in the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals. It's been nice staying with them.










Today was pleasant. During the time I had to wait for my visa, I walked around Durbar Square in Kathmandu City, through many narrow streets lined with merchants and overcrowded with motorbikes, rickshaws, taxis, and people. I picked up a few souvenirs that I'd been planning on, which really made me feel like I was preparing to come home. I leave on a bus tomorrow for India, where I'll train around for a little less than three weeks, then stop off in Kathmandu to pick up a few things and America jane (I go to America in Nepali).