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The ocean within... :)The happiness I feel calls for silence -
but then again.. if I keep it all inside, I can‘t share and happiness needs to be shared, especially since you all have a part in it. And.. I must admit I am afraid of exploding if I try to keep it all inside. Words are sometimes just not sufficiant to express true feelings, but nevertheless I try. Here a glimpse of what I have been blessed with.
This is the summary and for some who know me and Nepal and the once who have a great mind this can be enough Info – Mission complete! ... Great - thank you for all the support! :) :) :) And please continue supporting us!
It is always a feast, the reunions, the happiness of seeing each other again after yet another year.. or couple of months… - the lodge owner and his family, the jeep drivers, then on our third day, Nima's dad or sometimes somebody else, who brings us packed lunches from the village (which is still a long way to go) and chang for our picnic lunch, then of course the mega happiness to see everyone in the village.
And this year I got to share all this, for the very first time, with one of my closest friends!
In the village: The welcoming in the village... a wave (Tsunami size) of love, respect, affection, the humanity....every single time it is such a homecoming… (CHRISTMAS IN THE MOST ORIGINAL SENSE)...Katas, Pujas, Chang (Sherpa beer), Beer (German beer for the Germans) and many wonderful vibes. The kids were still in their schools, so not all of them could come but after all we want them to go to school!…………. There is no christmas vacation, only some schools have a short break when it starts being too cold. BUT many of the hard working men had arrived, no season for trekking or expeditions right now. So they could share the happy moments with their wives and us.
... when the joy of all involved results in the "sherpa's dance", it says a lot. "They do this because they are all happy!!!!“, Nima explained. Then a wonderful cake baked by Phurinje made me "overflow" with tears of happiness – Whenever I am there; I try to balance the ocean within me, since crying is not really to be seen very often, …. BUT the „Tsunami“ (mega big wave of happiness) - this year - just ignored that little fact. Done crying we blew out the candles and cut pieces for all (!!!!!!) to try! ...
The third day was already our farewell-day and it is always a sad one. Early in the morning the viallgers all arrive with Katas, Katas, (blessing shawls) ... and for me another day on which I see no way to contain all the liquid within myself – "overflowing" by emotions ... my tears just a mirror reflecting what they take in in the eyes of the ones that give me the Kata. We all speak the same language, if only we "spoke" a little less.
Everyone so grateful for us being there, for our help (YOUR HELP) and for still remembering and helping after all these years. 2014 I first came to the village and had no idea about anything... since then a lot has happened. I know so much about these people, now. I have gotten to see some things through their eyes, came to share tiny bits of their pain and their pleasure. It made me understand and question my life, my society, my upbringing… It gave me so much I can‘t put it in words. With every year the friendship grows, my respect for them, my love .... - It remains protected in my heart, if possible I will be there once a year. The fact that I brought Stephan with me this time was not only for me more happiness than I can express but it was also a sign of our commitment to these wonderful people. And I am truly thankful to have all these people in my life.
Well – back to the story: …. And then we were on the way back to KTM again. This time we filled up the Jeep (same one!). Pemba and his wife and baby (about 6 months?) came with us. Since the children (Kandi, Kanchi, Change) had started school in KTM their mom had not seen them. Kandi was only home once in 4 years "thanks" to Corona. Pembas wife herself had never been to KTM. I was wondering what her impression would be. Yandi and Chechi's parents also came with us. Yandi's mother suffers from asthma, which certainly doesn't get better in the air of Kathmandu, but she needed to see a specialist. So fortunately accompanied by a few people from Hill, we were slowly coming back... back into another world....
On the ride we were blessed by another terrific mountain view, but then drove through foggy, cloudy valleys and after our Jeep had another short break - because a tire had blown.. we drove even more careful the longest stretch of the trip. I had my doubts that the exchanged tire would actually make it into KTM with us, but needless to say.. Nepal surprises! :). A little longer the trip and then in finally in KTM the lesson: „it could be worse“… - since the disastrous traffic in Kathmandu got us stuck for another half hour in vehicle fumes - it delayed our arrival even more but we were happy and happy to escape the awfully polluted KTM again the next morning. While we were in Kathmandu we were twice able to meet up with my dear friend Karma, who is the principal of the Kailash Bodi School. The hostel and school have now been beautifully renovated. Karma gave us a tour of the new hostel grounds and the school. I saw Kandi quickly, just enough time for a „German“ hug and then we were off again…. The renovated hostel, as well as the school have become really nice. The solar modules for hot showers donated by Seeds e. V. Tübingen work and bring warm water to the children on colder days. I am very happy that our three children Change, Kandi, Kanchi are accommodated in this hostel and get to study at KBS. According to Karma, all three of them are doing great! Karma is an incredibly wonderful woman who will hopefully one day write a book with her own story. So from one waterdrop to the others… NAMASTE AND
Happy NewYear 2023 may it bring peace and joy and happiness, may we be able to live peacefully and happy and with the highest respect of nature (us humans included) und THANK YOU for every little bit of help .. and the big bits, too, of course :)
LOVE, PEACE, GRATITUDE Andi
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