My sleeping pattern this trip has been unusual for me… consistent 8 or 9 hour per night sleeps, up without an alarm before 7 am, absolutely no trouble falling asleep. I wish I understood what variable is causing me to sleep so well so I could replicate it in the...

My last entry got cut off due to an emergency momo sesh. After this trip I won’t look at another dumpling. The bus was poorly equipped to handle the pockmarked road. Early into the ride we hit a long jam of buses as far as we could see. We exited the bus and sat on...

I’m 24 yo! As with all birthdays, its funny to reflect on how I viewed 24 year old people when I was 19 or 20. It seemed like they had it all together. Slowly I’m realizing that, no matter the age, no one has it together! muahahahah “maybe its the next birthday when...

Tuesday evening we ate a spicy celebratory dinner at Ojash’s parents house. Mike and I debated pros and cons of Milwaukee while Nepali rap videos played on the TV. As the night concluded we gifted Ojash a bag of the coffee we roasted at a coffee plantation in Laos and...

I slept much better last night thanks to a thick Nepali blanket. The affect that consistent, early to bed early to rise sleep has had on my cognitive function, ability to fall asleep, and energy levels has been astounding. Ojash gently woke us up around 6 and after a...

Today we woke up early as the sun peeked through the mesh walls of the tent. I didn’t sleep too well because I was pretty damn cold. In the morning I sat in the hammock reading Unshakeable by Tony Robbins and thinking. By 7:30 the rest of the gang was awake and Sam,...

We made it to Dhading. Our day started at 6 am with loading a truck filled with school supplies at the office. Once the precariously packed vehicle was brimming we piled into cars and set off. While we drove, Amit explained that immediately before the earthquake in...