Katie is on her way to a far away country - Nepal!
Let's keep her in our prayers.
We will update when we hear from her!
Safe travels Katie!
Let's keep her in our prayers.
We will update when we hear from her!
Safe travels Katie!
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Hello Everyone... well here is my first blog entry;0) I've made it to Nepal... this country is incredible...
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In two hours time I will be navigating my way through the dusty dark streets filled with people preparing their shops for the day ahead. I will press my hands together and say a few “namastes” (hello in Nepali) as I head to meet my new friend Kamala for a 2-3 hour yoga/meditation session with the people of renowned disciple Ram Dem.
Yesterday, surrounded by hundreds of Nepalese I struggled to follow along as they spoke a language so utterly different from my own. Then as the sun inched higher the color of my skin elicited the instructors to come over and kindly translate and give me some special instruction. Between each breathing session everyone stands up and does a silly dance… Kamala grabbed my hands smiling and we skipped around in circles like school girls. I felt myself letting go of my inhibitions. That is when I met my new Nepali friend and when I came to the realization that I was in love with this country.
Like any developing nation trash consumes the streets, diesel fumes make it almost impossible to breath, and there are beggars, frail and hungry, who never fail to form an unshakable knot in your stomach as they grasp their small children covered in filth.
It’s such an oxymoron to be surrounded by such poverty and to then look up and be consumed by the breath-taking beauty of Mt. Everest… my work begins on Monday… until then…
Lots of love,
Katie
Something to ponder:
"One shouldn't worry about anything and everything (instead) to take thinks in stride and gain the faith that all things work out" - Mike Lilly