Namaste
well, i've made it.. when i have more time and it's not so cold i'll write
more.. just got the electric back so i can get on teh computer..
where to begin.. it's amazing, otherworldly place. everything you can
imagine goes on here.. the sweetness of the people pervades all the hard
stuff. like the endless poverty, messes, endless messes.. and color,
texture, smells ,, unbleiveable sights, old folks carry packs on their
backs bigger than them. all that hard work aging them beyond time.
my host and his family have been so kind to me even bringing hot water up
so i can bathe.. they are so open, and wonderful, krishnas mother thinks i
look nepali, so she likes me.. i might get some washing in and hang it
outside in the hopes of it drying at some point .. and the air,, can cut
it with a knife.. aside from all the things that are so unfamiliar and
that i'm eternally grateful for at home.. i love this place..it has a
heartbeat that is unexplanable.. i feel comfortable here..krishna took me
around to the markets for wholesale buying and all the places tourists
dont see.. my mouth was hanging open and i was on a motorcycle. while that
is generally benign anywhere else.. here ,, well,, it's a movie of the
wildest kind. everyone is vying for the same piece of road no matter which
direction they are going, or if they are in a motor vehicle or not.. but i
wasn't scared.. its eemed so natural,, who knows maybe the air has gotten
to me.. but it's amazing. i passed by some of the poorest conditions and
all i could do was pray.. so much need, so little of everything except
beautiful faces with smiles.
well, i'm going into my sleeping bag and stay warm till the morning.
Krishna's wife is a nurse and their son rama is 6 and so adorable.. he was
trying to skateboard.. which we'll be bringing them out tomorrow to the
young man in Temil.. i'm looking forward to my time in cleaner air in the
ocuntry..
it would be great for more american children of means to meet these
working children.. maybe there would be more gratitude.. just for hot
water and clean air.

Shoshana