namaste.

ajaa mero janmadin ho.
that's nepali for "today's my birthday."
i am 25 today.
i know it's not the 28th yet in america,
but whatever.
don't worry, i'm not sad about
the numbers getting bigger.
i'm not scared.
i'm only thankful.
i'm only amazed.
and there is only joy.
i'm not going skydiving
and i'm not dying my hair.
this morning i'm having banana pancakes
and a cup of Nepali tea (basically chai)
with my new friends here.
then we're going to visit a leper colony
on the outskirts of the city
and the home that Mother Teresa
started here for the dying.
wow.
it's raining outside.
pretty much always assume
that it's raining here.
my feet are really dirty.
i tried bathing in the little bucket
in my room this morning.
it was kind of complicated.
sometimes you just have to laugh.
yeah, God is good.
it is good to be here.
my cup runneth over.
namaste.