Pancakes. Not the puffy, fluffy kind but the pan cooked thicker, crepe-like kind made of egg, milk, and flour. Topped with fresh honey and lemon or with curried veggies – we have been enjoying them in both sweet and savoury ways since it is easily made by candle light and is quick after a long day at work. Breakfast for dinner…perfect!
My landlady. We have had a problem with our generator that powers our water pump lately, which has meant a shortage of water to our apartment. Enough for a shower every few days but little more. We are able to pump water into buckets to flush the toilet and wash dishes which is just fine. But what makes this something to be grateful for is that when I come home from work I often find a bucket or jug of water waitig at my door…a little gesture but so appreciated since I don’t have to lug it up 4 flights of stairs in the dark. Thanks to Rita my landlady for always making sure we can flush.
Rest. The joys of a good restorative and rejuvinating sleep were revealed to me this week after a few difficult nights. Mental exhaustion unravelled all my rational thinking, emotional composure, and coping abilities earlier this week. I took rest. And miraculously, 8 hours later, I awoke feeling completely restored 🙂 There is no other activity that results in such good health, that takes zero energy in which to engage and yet produces results so vastly impressive in nature.
Language. The eloquence of a statement I had written in English I had hoped could be translated into Nepali for a workshop next week. Not suprisingly, it was not that simple. The nuances of Nepali, the structures of sentences created their own unique eloquence but required tweaking, thinking, debating, and carefully selecting the appropriate word. This required further explanation from me about the meaning behind my statement. Was one of those moments where the complexity of languages was both frustrating and magical. These are complex words we speak…
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Julie Hutton
I’ve been reading your notes from time to time….Love them! Looks and sounds like you are having a wonderful experience. Keep writing. Hi to Rex! Love from all of us Joe Julie Monica Sami Mic and April
I’ve been reading your notes from time to time….Love them! Looks and sounds like you are having a wonderful experience. Keep writing. Hi to Rex! Love from all of us Joe Julie Monica Sami Mic and April