November 20, 2004: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Climbing: Adventure: Everest Foundation: In my Peace Corps days, at least while out in the hills, I had learned to wean myself of the desire for pizzas, hamburgers, steaks, burritos, etc. and only looked forward to my next plate piled high with steaming rice, daal, vegetables (usually a mix of spinach and potatoes), and a khorsanni (tiny hot chile pepper) on the side
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November 20, 2004: Headlines: COS - Nepal: Climbing: Adventure: Everest Foundation: In my Peace Corps days, at least while out in the hills, I had learned to wean myself of the desire for pizzas, hamburgers, steaks, burritos, etc. and only looked forward to my next plate piled high with steaming rice, daal, vegetables (usually a mix of spinach and potatoes), and a khorsanni (tiny hot chile pepper) on the side
In my Peace Corps days, at least while out in the hills, I had learned to wean myself of the desire for pizzas, hamburgers, steaks, burritos, etc. and only looked forward to my next plate piled high with steaming rice, daal, vegetables (usually a mix of spinach and potatoes), and a khorsanni (tiny hot chile pepper) on the side
In my Peace Corps days, at least while out in the hills, I had learned to wean myself of the desire for pizzas, hamburgers, steaks, burritos, etc. and only looked forward to my next plate piled high with steaming rice, daal, vegetables (usually a mix of spinach and potatoes), and a khorsanni (tiny hot chile pepper) on the side
We left Nirmalidanda loaded down with several garlands each around our necks, made of fresh marigolds, a heartening sendoff from the old village. Our attention was now directed at getting as far along the trail eastward to Bhojpur as possible since that would be the airstrip out of which we hoped to charter some kind of flight on the 16th of November. The slog up the trail in the humid heat after crossing the Sapsup Khola at 4,100 ft elevation seemed endless. After an hour and a half of switchbacking trail, we stopped at a teashop in a place called Bhaaje Chyandanda for lunch, a welcome break from the upward grind. We sat on a gundri (straw mat) in the sun and had our 28th daalbhaat meal (rice with lentils, but almost always vegetables substituted for lentils) in a row. Though it may come as a surprise, we all actually like daalbhaat - it's really a healthy meal. In my Peace Corps days, at least while out in the hills, I had learned to wean myself of the desire for pizzas, hamburgers, steaks, burritos, etc. and only looked forward to my next plate piled high with steaming rice, daal, vegetables (usually a mix of spinach and potatoes), and a khorsanni (tiny hot chile pepper) on the side.
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