Sujan at the KU Art Department
At KU, Kathmandu University, everyone greets each other with the hands together, and namaste, then they shake your hand, then they hold your hand. Same thing in the little stores here. the street vendors seem to think selling is more of a joking game. Or maybe this is all my imagination. But I feel like when I buy something in one of the small shops, I have made a friend for life. Like the ginger honey tea, for example...which symbolizes Kathmandu, a quiet peaceful cup of tea, served carefully and politely, while outside is the chaos of unpaved streets, construction, almost being run over every minute, lots of honking, wild mix of smells, dogs, children in school uniforms, lots of motorbikes all running on very narrow streets. 
a driving ordeal, starting on the back of Nima’s motorbike, then in a
taxi for two hours up terrible roads to Nagarkot. Instead of this: To start your trek drive approximately one hour to Sakhu, an ancient Newari town on the northeast
corner of the Kathmandu Valley. The hike takes approximately four hours through
pine forests. On reaching Nagarkot you can look around the village and watch
the sun set spectacularly over the Himalayas., we did this: We drove the
entire way, spent 5 minutes walking, climbed a 15 foot tower, and could see the
Himalayas way off in the distance...where they fry the lentil with an egg, or buffalo, or other things if
you want. I ordered the simple version, egg on top of lentil
