Christmas is going to be weird
this year. I’ve been telling myself that since July, when I decided to apply
for the PHRGE HRLN co-op. For the previous 26 years, I have been with my family
every Christmas. Christmas morning with my mom and sister, Christmas day with
my dad’s side, and a get-together with my mom’s side before (Tree Day) and
often another gift exchange in early January. This year, I’m going from three
family celebrations to none (I should have wifi and skype, if anyone wants to
say hi).
So, I’m going to Nepal to find a
little bit of Christmas for myself. I set up a mini-tree at work to cheer up my
supervisors who were going to HRLN’s annual conference 24-25 Dec (worst idea
EVER, and requires a 35 hr journey in the lowest class of train travel (sleeper
class) each way).
My landlady’s pre-K on the first
floor had a recital for all the kids on Friday where they attempted to sing
carols (dressed up as: bride, fairy, goddess, tomato, apple, mango, tree,
train, spider, santa claus (2), kimono, and a few I couldn’t make out).
For Nepal, my only plan is to
take a tuk-tuk (3 wheeled auto) to a Catholic church on Tuesday and hopefully
hear services in English. I may go trekking, I probably will visit temples, and
I most assuredly will get lost. My flight is booked and so is a room in a
hostel – the rest will be an adventure!
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