It’s official. 29
days left. And that means all the things we meant to do in Nepal “at some
point” need to happen now or it’s not going to happen at all. It also means
that a lot of the things we’re doing are now also going to be for the last
time. Now that we’re short on time we’re filling all our weekends with the
things we want to do before we leave.
Last
weekend we escaped to Nagarkot for the last time. Peter and I hiked from
Bhaktapur to Changunarayan and then nearly to Nagarkot, where we caught a bus
for the last 6km. It’s the third time we’ve been there and it was kind of weird
to tell the hotel workers that it would be our last time there because we were
leaving soon and the rest of our weekends are full.
Two
weekends ago, we also had the opportunity to participate in Holi, the festival
of colours, which marks the beginning of spring. It’s celebrated in India and
Nepal and basically entails a country-wide water fight with coloured powders
being thrown at each other. Everybody was in such good spirits for the festival
and I was also impressed with how respectful everybody was towards each other.
Older people who did not want to participate enjoyed watching the fun from
balconies and at one point, a woman wanted to get by the heart of the water
fighting without getting covered. All the teenage boys stopped the fight,
parted for her, and they wished each other Happy Holi as she went by before
resuming the fight. Overall, definitely one of my favourite days I’ve had in
Nepal.
Now, in our last
month before we had back to Canada I still want to:
- Go to the Sundance Music
Festival (Peter and I are going this weekend)
- Go bungee jumping
- Go to Chitwan
National Park
- Get more kurtas
tailored
- Stock up on coffee
and tea (and other souvenirs)
- Finish all my projects
I’m working on at IDS Nepal
- Eat daal bhat every
single day until I leave (Chelsea and I made a challenge)
- Hike up to Shivapuri
Peak
- And just appreciate
and experience as much as I can in my final month in Nepal!
Darrelle, you have had a year with many opportunities which you will long remember. Have a wonderful and safe last month.
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Awesome fun you have had Darrelle. Memories and friends forever. I appreciated your blog updates and getting a flavour of your life in Nepal. Aunt tina.
ReplyDeleteHey Darrelle! Sounds like your trip has gone very well and you've accomplished what you set out to do! What a great experience! We'll look forward to seeing you when you get back. Enjoy the last of it and take lots of pics! - Aunt Sandi
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