I'm on top of the world!

Rickshaw Accidents: 7
Motorcycle Accidents: 1

I'm in Nepal and it's beautiful! Shelly and I got here on Friday morning after riding a train for 12 hours, crossing the India-Nepal border on foot, spending a day in a Nepali ghost town with pretty much nothing because of political strikes, and then riding a bus for about 16 terrible hours through some amazing mountains (driving in Nepal is pretty much like driving in India and it's about ten times worse when you are flying around sharp curves)! To say we were glad to finally make it to Kathmandu would be an understatement! The Nepali people are so unique and probably the most beautiful people I've ever seen.

We are staying with our friend Bhuwan's family and friends and they have been so wonderful and are taking us all over the city. We rode around on motorcycles our first day here and went to see some beautiful temples and palaces and yesterday we climbed to this huge Buddhist temple that looks over all of Kathmandu. The view was incredible! This morning we woke up at 3:30 and rode motorcycles up this beautiful mountain to watch the sunrise. It was really foggy and I'm not sure I've ever been so cold, but it was definitely worth it. They say on a clear day you can see Mt. Everest, but we couldn't see much. It looks like I may leave Nepal without actually seeing the top of the world! The drive back down the mountains was incredible- we went through all these small villages and it was exactly what you think Nepal would look like!

The next few days are going to pretty much be one big adventure and I'm SO excited! Tomorrow we are going bungee jumping in the Himalayas on the border of Tibet(if you happen to think about us tomorrow a little prayer would be nice)! Later in the week we are traveling to Pokhara, a beautiful city in the mountains, and going white water rafting. We are also going on an elephant jungle ride in CHitwan N.P. and are hoping to visit a couple of villages also- those are my favorite!

So we have a pretty big week planned! I miss our friendsin Kolkata, but it's been pretty nice to get away from the craziness of India. The political situation isn't exactly stable in Nepal right now because of some big elections coming up, so if you think about it, please pray that we would stay safe during these next few days and that the big elections coming up here would be peaceful. I hope all is well back home... see you back in India!

"Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God."
- Psalm 90:2