थे रेक इस बूकेद!

hahhaa now the headlines come out in Hindi, not Thai: looks even cooler ;-D

The trek is booked: we leave tomorrow for Yuksum and will spend 8 days trekking; the guide has his own yaks and and tents and seems like a great guy; glad to have an alternative for the kids to ride when the walking days get too long). Today we buy last minute equipment

The India-shock has slowly transformed itself to the deep India-joy *so so happy* (it is fascinating, though, to see what different people we are today; R and I notice how so much has changed in us since the last India trip 12 years ago).

The kids have a gang of friends, kids of Nepalese origin (most people are originally Nepalese here), we're hanging out with their parents, aaaaahhh the SMILES! the humor! the teasing! loving it

People are much less poor here than in Kolkata. But I still get such urges to help, somehow, there is so much need, and so little one can do... Still hard to face it, especially for Tara. And then again there are the smiles... dozens of them every minute (the kind you get only once a month from a stranger in the West). So much to say, such clumsy, half-finished thoughts and feelings. more later :)

Trying to find a solution for posting pics, dying to share some of them with you guys. Until then, sending you my warmest greetings (love you guys)