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People met that aren’t family

November 2nd, 2007 – 17:29-0700

While in Kathmandu, I met a number of Binita’s family for the first time. Maybe 50 people. Lots of characters and a lot of khana.
Outside of family, we also managed to meet Prashant Tamang. Binita was happy.

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Back in Kathmandu

October 28th, 2007 – 04:55-0700

My return to Nepal began with a night in Karkarbhitta. So after emigration in Naxalgiri, West Bengal, I crossed the border and was in Nepal, but more importantly, back in the Terai.
The Terai is the southern flatlands of Nepal. I like to think of it as the heartlands, as this is where the majority of [...]

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On to Delhi, Darj, and K’du

October 9th, 2007 – 12:54-0700

On Sunday, we saw the Wes Anderson film The Darjeeling Limited. On Tuesday, we go to Darjeeling. While in India, we will not take any trains though I do love the trains there (and for reasons wholly unexplored in the film).
Binita was disappointed that the film had nothing to do with Darjeeling. But I was [...]

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