Sunday, September 14, 2008

staying safe

just wanted to say that I am staying safe here. All is well. Things have sort of calmed down, though you can feel the tension in the air.
It has been strange having 3 days off of school and not being able to get out of the city to do some exploring.
Amy, Liz and I were doing a contest - this is kind of gross, so prepare yourselves - to see who could grow the longest armpit hair in 3.5 weeks. Amy won. :)
We finally got to shave yesterday.
So, last night Liz and I took her out to dinner. Pretty hilarious though. We plucked our hairs, some from each arm and took the average length.
HA!!!
This is what we do in Kathmandu...see, we're staying out of trouble. :)
Things have been closing really early here though, like 10pm...so that kind of sucks when you are in the mood to go out.
It is good though. They are doing it to control crime and violence - stopping people from getting too drunk long into the evening is a good way to go about it.
Last night we had a sleepover at Liz and Diebou's and watched Night at the Roxbury.
I love that movie!
Then today we got delicious breakfast, and went to this place called Heed Nepal. It is an organization run by women, and women and children in villages fund their schools by making amazing things from recycled trash.
I love the idea, and their stuff is just great.
I love you all, and again, I am staying safe.

3 comments:

Rosie said...

I'm so glad to hear things are calming down there. Sorry to hear you didn't win the contest! :-)

Phyllis said...

Jess-

Glad to hear you are staying safe and doing exciting things like having armpit hair contests! wow, life is different there huh?!

On a more serious note, just heard from the US embassy that there were bombings in New Dehli killing several and wounding 100-warning Americans to watch out and keep tabs on the current news. so when you and TJ start traveling just be mindful to check the travel.state.gov website for up to date alerts. I registered your itinerary with the US dept of state per NOLS recommendation before TJ left, so if anything were to happen they'd have a general idea of where you guys are.

sorry, always the nervous mom...

TJ must be in the mountains by now!

Keep in touch,
Phyllis :)

Dad said...

Jess,

Wow, I can't believe how screwed up some things are over there. I can understand the unrest becauae of it though. Yes, please be safe. As Phyllis says, always the nervous dad.

Lots of Love