Hey everyone! I started my language classes last week. I have been meeting with Binnu everyday and have been trying to go out into my neighborhood and practice what I am learning. I think that people are amused by me as I stumble through the new things I am learning. I am enjoying the time with people and it is fun to be learning new words and ways of saying things. At the end of the day, my brain is fried. Last night I fell into bed at 10:30pm. Brook was creeped out because she could hear me talking in my sleep. If you ever want to know anything from me, just wait until I start talking in my sleep:)
I have been playing basketball on Tuesday nights with my friends John and Calvin. We play at the American school here in an actual gym. It is mostly guys, but there are two other girls that play. It is highly competitive and I actually shot an airball two weeks in a row:( But I am having a blast and it is a great way to relieve stress. Brook, Pawan and I went swimming last week at a sports complex. It was so much fun. After a couple hours of swimming, I feel like i have been on a retreat for a week. It is so relaxing and something I want to try to keep doing during the summer months.
I rode a bike for the first time in Nepal. In Nepal they call motorcycles “bikes” and bikes “cycles.” So I rode a cycle for the first time. Calvin took me out and I rode Andrew’s cycle while he was in the village. We rode around the monkey temple and it was really fun. We went down a really steep hill and I did yell out in a panic, “CAAAAALLLLLVINNN!” But he didn’t hear me because he was already way ahead of me.
I am still trying to get into a flow of being here. We are at a transition point with a lot of visitors here and coming, Silas and Kim returning from Thailand and then going to the States, and new leadership. It is easy to feel a bit unstable in the midst of things. I am still trying to figure out my schedule and what things/people that I want to be investing in. I hope that as things settle more, I would continue to learn to live whole and healthy here in Nepal.
The political climate in Nepal is pretty tense right now as well. The government officials are meeting this morning and there has been a lot of disunity. We are really unsure of what the future holds and really need your prayers for this nation right now.
I am going to close with a really random question that I need your help on. I met with my landlord yesterday. His son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in Florida. His son’s visa for the States will end in December. His grandson was born deaf and has a feeding tube. They desire to stay in the States for the treatment of his son. I can tell that my landlord is really worried and I would like to help him in any way that I can. Does anyone have any insight on the process of receiving a visa for the States? Are there places that will advocate for this? Let me know if you have any thoughts…I really feel burdened for my landlord and his wife, and want to show them the love of Jesus in a practical way.
