When it started to rain on our trek down from the Australian Camp we took refuge on the porch of a house next to the trail. The house was a typical mountain home with one big room and an addition turned into a kitchen. The doors were open and no one seemed to be home. The rain became heavier and heavier and we took off our backpacks and sat on the mud-painted porch.
After twenty minutes the lady of the house showed up and her first reaction was "Oh my god, you are all sitting on the floor! Let me get you something to sit on." After greetings and introductions she proceeded to the kitchen to make us all Nepali tea.
After twenty minutes the lady of the house showed up and her first reaction was "Oh my god, you are all sitting on the floor! Let me get you something to sit on." After greetings and introductions she proceeded to the kitchen to make us all Nepali tea.
wow. really?
ReplyDeletemy jaw'd be on the floor if that happened to me... i have my own more cynical theory about the nepali hospitality we rave about, but i'll happily be proved wrong! :D
Yep! It was really amazing. I was pleasantly surprised and the entire group could not believe what was taking place in front of their eyes. The group has decided to get a smoke reducing stove from Envirofit (HQ in Colorado) to this lady--her stove was the old school wood burning construction that fills the entire room with smoke.
ReplyDeleteI was cynical as well, however, during this trip to Nepal I met some wonderful people.