coming home

Hi Everyone,

I'm in the Hong Kong airport on my way back home... what a nice ring that has... my trip has not become a dream yet... and I'm hoping it won't... so all of you will get to hear all about it to keep it alive.

Thailand was way too hot... not palm springs... well, almost palm springs with buckets of sweat, rivulets of sweat pouring down your body... got heat exhaustion... over now... and in aircon... thank the goddess.

I arrive tonight friday, april 25. Seattle around 6 pm... pray customs is a dream... and then the world is my oyster again in another realm... it's always been that hasn't it.

so back to work in joyous commotion..

much love to you all.. kisses all around.

ps..it's cheaper to eat money in this airport.. got to tell you a 8 oz. bottle of water was or is $8.. i bought jasmine tea for that price.. figured I may as well get something in there right?

blessings.

by the way..

we're going to be putting our documentary on our website when I get home..actually pointed to youtube thanks to chris.. and our site is

www.achildslife-nepal.org

anyone out there good at helping to make a 501C please contact me.. our next move..

shoshana

It's a great world filled with great spirit... enjoy the rush of the gods and goddesses..

Segues

Hi Everyone,
Well, I'm in Bali with my friends Jim and Fran.. we met in Thailand on April 4th and came out here almost a week ago.. it's gorgeous and we were staying at Sandy's house who is a decorator and building materials agent.. what a house.. i'll post pics. one of these days.. out of a great magazine.. the people i've met are lovely and it's nice to know they are not as poor as folks in Nepal and their children are urged to go to school.
We leave tomorrow back to Bangkok and fran and jim leave friday.. i'll then go to Pattya to visit my friend Mark and family.. and who's know what to do.. see some islands then home.
it's been amazing..and i'm grateful for clean water and air.. thank the goddess.. i can breathe deeply and i can see through the water.. wonders never cease.. we're going to have dinner on the beach at a seafood grill.. gorgeous beaches.. amazing really.. going to swim.. finally.
well, don't know how much more to write bout the trip as i'm not having outrageous experiences any more.. and i miss Nepal.. what to do as they say..
missing home as well and everyone..
so sending love and blessings.. know all is well.. and i'm sweating like a piggy.. ugh. is it hot.. like a slug out here.. thailand is the same or worse.. but.it will be fun and over soon..
take care and much love to you all..
i hope you've enjoyed reading this as much as i've enjoyed doing this.. by the way the Nepal vote was relatively peaceful.. now awaiting results which at this time don't look good for the Sun communist party which my friends wanted.. the maoists at this time are ahead..i'll keep praying as they are murderers..
much love,
Shoshana

leaving Nepal

Namaste' Nepal.
as i drove around on the motorcycle yesterday taking care of little things before going to a little family dinner to say goodbye, i was trying to soak in kathmandu deeper and deeper to take with me in some ephemeral way. I was welled with tears as this place and it's people have brought me as a young schoolgirl said.. "unspeakable happiness". I heard her speech at her cooperative school on parents day telling everyone how happy she was to have the chance to go to school and what that meant to her and it all brought her repeated "unspeakable happiness" .. an ineffable experience. it was beautiful to hear so much gratitude..
I feel the same way and i know it will take some time to unravel what it all meant to me at this time.. being here was like unraveling a tightly wound rug, slowly slowly unwiding itself to be free. me, my heart.. such a beautiful feeling. I am supremely grateful ...
I"m now going to embark on my adventure in Thailand where i'll meet Fran and Jim from hawaii in Bangkok and get into some fun trouble there.. for now i'm enjoying the last few hours with the kids, I"m packed and i'll be taking my last cool shower for awhile i hope.
I even had a rickshaw ride last night with kamala to come home from dinner.. he had no light and i'd given my headlamp to Sabitri, krishna's sister as she doesn't have an inverter for whent he lights go off.. load shedding.. best use of the light as they say here.. like best use for toilet paper is wiping hands and noses.. best use of the light so she could see what was in her kitchen as she was cooking.. these people are amazing mostly for me for their beautiful attitudes towards each other and life.. open, allowing, caring,, warm.. affectionate.. just lovely and i've been blessed to be here..
off to the shower.. much love to all of you and i look forward to being with you all when i return..in may.many blessings.
Shoshana