I Fell For The Food

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> Posts on this blog has been long overdue and since I am the queen of procrastination, I let this blog be untouched for a really long time. Every time there is an event or something remotely interesting in my life rather than me staying in bed with work while getting extremely and constantly distracted by youtube, I vow to document it but procrastination and that slightly submissive ADHD kicks in real hard. </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Probably people who do make it to this blog know that I work in the field of development and research and have been actively working in Gender and Social Inclusion issues for a little more over 3 years now. </div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> A lot of people have mentioned over various conversations of how jealous they are about my work. Specially considering I get to do two of the my most favorite things in life - working from by bed and traveling. Though they are the most contradicting opposites, it is basically to conclude how weird I can be. </div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Ok, enough of the ramble and getting to the point of this blog post, which is basically to reflect my recent visit to Vietnam. I was in Vietnam for a couple of days following a project I have been engaged in since 2014. This was my first International gig, well maybe the second actually considering the first one was in the neighboring country of India. </div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> So besides work there was something that I did on the daily while I was in there and that was eating yummy food. I had not realized how healthy and fresh and delicious Vietnamese Cuisine really was, and trust me when I say I fell for the food. </div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4KD1INQUJ5S2svedjVlxxGprAkyYbGyD_dIWvSuFsMT4rmUgk-8SGZe2VHKSN8LGc7H6kiuykp1v0jVhS5rZxBWnZ3kMz6Pmm4f2_k3qkPPNUJcZfd4O2ZFRao7ujo6SSXPt52nLGTA/s1600/ACIJ2581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4KD1INQUJ5S2svedjVlxxGprAkyYbGyD_dIWvSuFsMT4rmUgk-8SGZe2VHKSN8LGc7H6kiuykp1v0jVhS5rZxBWnZ3kMz6Pmm4f2_k3qkPPNUJcZfd4O2ZFRao7ujo6SSXPt52nLGTA/s640/ACIJ2581.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHO</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> Pho is probably one of the dishes I knew originated in Vietnam. Like most of the Asian Cuisine Vietnamese have there version of noodle soup called the PHO. You can find Pho is every nook and corner of Vietnam, weather you decide to have them on the street corners or fancy restaurants they are just as delicious. </div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEREe-Zwn89m2spjGgafVfkgdoWMosnq9gm_I593fN2ciw0yHkFIPwHCVijJ4DzThAfYeJoAqNiuZVEkP_nnfI1lX-b56qasp98raBSR5X7z08GtQuo-fMHkziCD7UbG1NdNKaoDDxst4/s1600/GRLP5141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEREe-Zwn89m2spjGgafVfkgdoWMosnq9gm_I593fN2ciw0yHkFIPwHCVijJ4DzThAfYeJoAqNiuZVEkP_nnfI1lX-b56qasp98raBSR5X7z08GtQuo-fMHkziCD7UbG1NdNKaoDDxst4/s640/GRLP5141.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bun Cha</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> I had tried this dish once before but I never knew what it was called, and now it has become one of my favorites. This dish has some of the flavors that I like the most when eating, that charcoal smoked pork, the soft soothing vermicelli noodles, the fresh crunchy spring onion, the sweet, sour and spicy sauce and greens, specially fresh coriander. Trust me when I say I am salivating as I write this up, in the middle of the night. </div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkVOtIROZusU7WGjQ53nXbpxyMuhdf2FKUAIHMQgZ9rXIVJUmfX8CqbHHI4K_ZU4PeGB7RQKqK8ogoIJbdc9ynLW_TicgclW4h8kSQS7tSeuUhIWzJPR2xdpCzlw0gGNUo_gs-jhSKOY/s1600/LGIY5181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkVOtIROZusU7WGjQ53nXbpxyMuhdf2FKUAIHMQgZ9rXIVJUmfX8CqbHHI4K_ZU4PeGB7RQKqK8ogoIJbdc9ynLW_TicgclW4h8kSQS7tSeuUhIWzJPR2xdpCzlw0gGNUo_gs-jhSKOY/s640/LGIY5181.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything Green</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> The next on the top of my list of food to try was their spring rolls as I have heard real good things about it. I tried the fried ones too, unfortunately they were devoured before I could get time for a picture. Whether fresh or fried Vietnamese know their spring roll and they were bomb. It was fresh without any diluting substance, just clean and yummy. </div> <div> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMYBa_fJ-1UKjW8wIViEDO-WtuxXtRtSRt-p2C1dpucHqdt0zfUgiQjNtKckZDLjsx3T5ZvG9ST0x8B6rwhS5bbsuy1KB_vu4JjPLdTifzoAsZgpjDzl_BMYd_bgb_wZ_VSoWFFP4ZL8/s1600/NBRD1110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMYBa_fJ-1UKjW8wIViEDO-WtuxXtRtSRt-p2C1dpucHqdt0zfUgiQjNtKckZDLjsx3T5ZvG9ST0x8B6rwhS5bbsuy1KB_vu4JjPLdTifzoAsZgpjDzl_BMYd_bgb_wZ_VSoWFFP4ZL8/s640/NBRD1110.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ming Dynasty Cuisine</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> We mostly went to local places to eat our meals but there was this one place in Hoi Chi Minh city that we went to and it was one of the most fancy places I have ever been. The place does not only have great food but they had the most extravagant decor and being there was definitely quiet an experience in itself.</div> <div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAyVOpadEQxwnjlGlR9xpyoKBVtu__acZKtM5FieXNCTXRNzeJH-WVOfnNWX2OzRLQr1S_xrmSqJITf8HwIITmAMrm_5peaaSPc2LQYhoUAJGsMrCmIxMYLxMh6zjPgZzzRfsb8RmpM4/s1600/EFAW9137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAyVOpadEQxwnjlGlR9xpyoKBVtu__acZKtM5FieXNCTXRNzeJH-WVOfnNWX2OzRLQr1S_xrmSqJITf8HwIITmAMrm_5peaaSPc2LQYhoUAJGsMrCmIxMYLxMh6zjPgZzzRfsb8RmpM4/s640/EFAW9137.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street Food</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUk6y6zX7KV5_JNZTSYCDS20HSZ0oRj5oABPSCjI7O7ycmENAP2jBQMOh6CbUYJE2z4x3XX65DFtwUqVqmFrxdXn6IXr5VlWqqSw3GBOhU5B2qnhsbExgn8u5n-2DcU8_JWNzp8pciLJ0/s1600/MKYX4792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUk6y6zX7KV5_JNZTSYCDS20HSZ0oRj5oABPSCjI7O7ycmENAP2jBQMOh6CbUYJE2z4x3XX65DFtwUqVqmFrxdXn6IXr5VlWqqSw3GBOhU5B2qnhsbExgn8u5n-2DcU8_JWNzp8pciLJ0/s640/MKYX4792.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Korean Inspired Street Food</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjP9eVcFcuridIlO1_cxPJXoESJXkvxPYYvuPNQOkLaHAo9KRiWW381oURWA3W4VBip-eu1SPlnfR7b6T_ppu8h1VLSFlWJ87Ebd9Gm3Dzmw0VTxryT2ml1rgU3ucD8tISDlr4piA9U8/s1600/MSVS9481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjP9eVcFcuridIlO1_cxPJXoESJXkvxPYYvuPNQOkLaHAo9KRiWW381oURWA3W4VBip-eu1SPlnfR7b6T_ppu8h1VLSFlWJ87Ebd9Gm3Dzmw0VTxryT2ml1rgU3ucD8tISDlr4piA9U8/s640/MSVS9481.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spicy Rice Cake - Dokbboki</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> While on the weekend of my visit there I made sure to check out the famous and very very crowded weekend market at Hanoi. And rather than shopping I was business eye-balling all the food there. I seriously did not know my desire to eat was stronger than my desire to shop.  </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Let me get to more about my Vietnam visit through up-coming posts, that I promise to write soon along with blurry Iphone photo (will soon invest on a good camera).</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Until the next continuation of travel blog and the until the next blog post. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> To finding little adventures and making memories.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> SHEY</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <div> <br /> <div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

I Fell For The Food

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Posts on this blog has been long overdue and since I am the queen of procrastination, I let this blog be untouched for a really long time. Every time there is an event or something remotely interesting in my life rather than me staying in bed with work while getting extremely and constantly distracted by youtube, I vow to document it but...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">I think we always take for granted what will always be easily available to us. And visiting Mustang was something that I probably took for granted, like many other things in life. Mustang being my hometown has plenty of my family plus the added serenity should have made me visit it more often and as I walk up and down the road towards Dhumba Lake, I regret not coming here often.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlGJIW7NGYE5wug5I3f0LDWNhX2Gm4v_f_rQIvwnlJ9pIJFmI39NCRgoVd_FEAtkObRq8IX6asWa8umHqUAsxLUWHg-KB9mknCsY-LAjlUB4PeSLtLIXkUlghy_IyIe9YxAKP1yw_LOU/s1600/DSC_4900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlGJIW7NGYE5wug5I3f0LDWNhX2Gm4v_f_rQIvwnlJ9pIJFmI39NCRgoVd_FEAtkObRq8IX6asWa8umHqUAsxLUWHg-KB9mknCsY-LAjlUB4PeSLtLIXkUlghy_IyIe9YxAKP1yw_LOU/s1600/DSC_4900.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Dhumba Lake</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A short hike away from my village Thini is one of the most popular lake here in Jomsom. Because of its easy access, it has garnered plenty of attention from travelers and movie makers. </span><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZWtaALsdDD8sB09ee6kiCj9tM1hg1dLWg5HW-AjXaNylixY93WuXqRpPJHuXrlJBerjFEV3UpbhCidCiyKFbjdd2NJdCKWs2n-p4wIL2jTeRW9h37Uv3h4g0jVJFVEAuKXEzwnlFVck/s1600/IMG_3923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZWtaALsdDD8sB09ee6kiCj9tM1hg1dLWg5HW-AjXaNylixY93WuXqRpPJHuXrlJBerjFEV3UpbhCidCiyKFbjdd2NJdCKWs2n-p4wIL2jTeRW9h37Uv3h4g0jVJFVEAuKXEzwnlFVck/s1600/IMG_3923.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gateway to Dhumba</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkQmiqPS3rMlq1Lb3S5HWJTO1EW5PObk0heyT8dWVEJYSGb1-5tUkDwXEtvpP5qOj_vMXyG2hZdL2lP9YFRRgJjsALyIaJVkedgnb5DAhzxNmrUMk0RezhEFWOOM7yqBjhXcPm_3uk58/s1600/DSC_4888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkQmiqPS3rMlq1Lb3S5HWJTO1EW5PObk0heyT8dWVEJYSGb1-5tUkDwXEtvpP5qOj_vMXyG2hZdL2lP9YFRRgJjsALyIaJVkedgnb5DAhzxNmrUMk0RezhEFWOOM7yqBjhXcPm_3uk58/s1600/DSC_4888.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My hiking buddies</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;">While walking up and down the dusty yet walkable roads towards the Lake, I realized what being home actually felt like. That utter sense of comfort and complete ease that you hardly feel while in Kathmandu, felt therapeutic. </span><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVnr4ge69Kg4uQkuH730tLE1SClTTM4aGEdy9noyRpBzQdWG9KVUNvq-nyt9yNcDUDJvcC87KN2j5zO-4qIx0TPttfuxVa8Y2VcfCiMQOH7WBrYq8uF0wSXmQgApCsFW_Q5MMPMZRZH0/s1600/IMG_3942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVnr4ge69Kg4uQkuH730tLE1SClTTM4aGEdy9noyRpBzQdWG9KVUNvq-nyt9yNcDUDJvcC87KN2j5zO-4qIx0TPttfuxVa8Y2VcfCiMQOH7WBrYq8uF0wSXmQgApCsFW_Q5MMPMZRZH0/s1600/IMG_3942.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dhumba Lake</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sitting along the lake side while admiring the turquoise lake and the mountains I realized nothing can compare to the feeling of being home and being loved. Even though this was only my second visit, in my head I was already planning for my next visit. </span><br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa0j0heD11bpUOR0MEzU4HSJCd6IA3kP1wKnidXbX_pgWSymXyNCAeXW1I3mdeaFkusFY3_5599WGoDxWGvmA3K3l1pD7j7GMyYiZIRBtP2JGww67bHa0R4eVY5E9GhgSND_7UuBbqQU/s1600/IMG_4180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa0j0heD11bpUOR0MEzU4HSJCd6IA3kP1wKnidXbX_pgWSymXyNCAeXW1I3mdeaFkusFY3_5599WGoDxWGvmA3K3l1pD7j7GMyYiZIRBtP2JGww67bHa0R4eVY5E9GhgSND_7UuBbqQU/s1600/IMG_4180.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Girl and the Lake</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPM0iNHer3HTW4i3G6GVOhbbRc2P75-yCKMcpGDSSYpmNlGqQutqga3bGS9eU7SaPpZl16jxFwG35V5nNoJ0WubvCffKky1ZIlpt7REkYIfUQ1qDM9preq9fF6LY9euKmoHOf42TMURc/s1600/IMG_4072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPM0iNHer3HTW4i3G6GVOhbbRc2P75-yCKMcpGDSSYpmNlGqQutqga3bGS9eU7SaPpZl16jxFwG35V5nNoJ0WubvCffKky1ZIlpt7REkYIfUQ1qDM9preq9fF6LY9euKmoHOf42TMURc/s1600/IMG_4072.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake View</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GHRu_2Wdgj-pkpzHsqpRJCi0vij-69q6qi0G3Xe_C4lcAZGxkvcea4IZxult2l8pMRH1MptYx0so5GP7C-DFTurlxBHvUY7m9FHKpL-1AAgQj5qP0fmO6KQDavgX_5DOtXzHHi9Qk3g/s1600/DSC_4955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GHRu_2Wdgj-pkpzHsqpRJCi0vij-69q6qi0G3Xe_C4lcAZGxkvcea4IZxult2l8pMRH1MptYx0so5GP7C-DFTurlxBHvUY7m9FHKpL-1AAgQj5qP0fmO6KQDavgX_5DOtXzHHi9Qk3g/s1600/DSC_4955.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Lake</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;">What caught me off guard amongst all of this is how emotional yet proud I was about where I come from.  I am already looking forward to visit this place I called home again, very soon!</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Until the next home-coming and until the next blog post. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To finding little adventures and making memories. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">SHEY</span><br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div> <br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> </div>

Home Coming

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I think we always take for granted what will always be easily available to us. And visiting Mustang was something that I probably took for granted, like many other things in life. Mustang being my hometown has plenty of my family plus the added serenity should have made me visit it more often and as I walk up and down the road towards Dh...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It has been a while since I posted on the blog, and I keep reminding myself to write something but than work and specially the laziness keeps creeping back at me like a shadow.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">If you know me personally you probably know that I belong to one of the mountain indigenous ethnicity called the Thakalis. Other than our yummy food we are also known to have settled at one the most beautiful places in Nepal, around the Mustang area previously known as Thak Khola.</span></div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitST3DS_Er3JQcYhDvhtwxHs2LZgtw1mCpuPqeDABqrVbjuUjmhWxePqBQiSbVutTALd7g11hZZupvO-KL_JY2lFvRU-bOx-t-EILybmJ3RdB-EeysNZowuaRj-aUVYkmkILblVt3YeNA/s1600/IMG_4865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitST3DS_Er3JQcYhDvhtwxHs2LZgtw1mCpuPqeDABqrVbjuUjmhWxePqBQiSbVutTALd7g11hZZupvO-KL_JY2lFvRU-bOx-t-EILybmJ3RdB-EeysNZowuaRj-aUVYkmkILblVt3YeNA/s1600/IMG_4865.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jomsom Airport</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is my second time there, though I should be visiting it more frequently. I almost forgot how magical the place really is. Surrounded by the Nilgiri  range on one side and the Dhaulagiri range on the other, the view is just breath-taking.</span></div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcafLuj4gVOXOfQzXp24OCy7KMuUm40Q2QVaMIsKVBVrgeRtIrTog8SH6Zu6qgDJiwR_E2OVqiqvZVYInbx8KJcvTii-Uolj8tzEsexSJ7QTSdSHpSsyljjmj28jGrUtPNOJ1XBjPDBZQ/s1600/IMG_4711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcafLuj4gVOXOfQzXp24OCy7KMuUm40Q2QVaMIsKVBVrgeRtIrTog8SH6Zu6qgDJiwR_E2OVqiqvZVYInbx8KJcvTii-Uolj8tzEsexSJ7QTSdSHpSsyljjmj28jGrUtPNOJ1XBjPDBZQ/s1600/IMG_4711.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nilgiri and Thini</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One of the reasons for my visit to Jomsom was because of the 12 years Mela. So by tradition, there is a Mela every 12 years and we are bestowed with homage to our otherwise hidden deities. The Mela goes for about 15 days and people from around the region, and Thakali families living all around come to Thini to be a part of it. This is my second time visiting the Mela, and they say that these deities fulfills 1 wish among the 3 grants, that is longevity, family/child or wealth. Along with this religious function there are also other programs that are organized by local youth clubs. </span></div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aDBPx4RchItXFngkXIYFMzt0VlRIQHXd7_ltPH3_Xt0dmRCdB7MEj1JWFle9yISG1WRbQfIxyxU-3kRc-MVRdEzougwaVicfuk9XPvXfmrFPPz5fDWprV25ps6xgfa46SsISoV_ALVw/s1600/DSC_4744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aDBPx4RchItXFngkXIYFMzt0VlRIQHXd7_ltPH3_Xt0dmRCdB7MEj1JWFle9yISG1WRbQfIxyxU-3kRc-MVRdEzougwaVicfuk9XPvXfmrFPPz5fDWprV25ps6xgfa46SsISoV_ALVw/s1600/DSC_4744.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darbar Chowk, Thini - The Yak Dance</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Visiting hometown always means family time and a lot, a lot of yummy meals. There is something about being home that makes you relaxed resulting in unfortunate weight gains, but the yak meat, the home grown potatoes and just grandma's food are the best. </span></div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUpWFx84jF1L1c0mIEHNnCubFYIuQ7kEdxhg0VqqYsXXPDGvzAQfxnzXEoQDV_xT86OnwFlnVMUUWjJHV_RKBaBUnI36CagzEblsEBa4KSx8BJ5IDnSsxhTvMlU0JOez8yroGoXo3aEI/s1600/IMG_4756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUpWFx84jF1L1c0mIEHNnCubFYIuQ7kEdxhg0VqqYsXXPDGvzAQfxnzXEoQDV_xT86OnwFlnVMUUWjJHV_RKBaBUnI36CagzEblsEBa4KSx8BJ5IDnSsxhTvMlU0JOez8yroGoXo3aEI/s1600/IMG_4756.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thakali Breakfast</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Being home made me learn a lot about my culture and being Thakali. Since I rarely visit Jomsom or Thini and coming from a mixed family I am hardly exposed to the Thakali side of me. Being raised in a family where my father is a Thakali, mother a Limbu and step-father a Tamang, it was hard to align myself with a cultural identity, but I have come to realize what makes me is a little bit of everything. This visit has strengthened my otherwise weaker Thakali side. </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">There is so much more to this visit, more about it all on the next blog post. </span></div> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO08z1avPG4dXZkFKvA7P-wn531oj99WcRq7-Sw8woJR4TJYEwrj-_ftn7DvgcEvX6SuwIECVYlRLTTa_D2RtfOjuZNkNr7oa7KlmsVGVn2v_VscJbAJq4YKcXdf8bWlODjAejJCcUJBw/s1600/DSC_4825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO08z1avPG4dXZkFKvA7P-wn531oj99WcRq7-Sw8woJR4TJYEwrj-_ftn7DvgcEvX6SuwIECVYlRLTTa_D2RtfOjuZNkNr7oa7KlmsVGVn2v_VscJbAJq4YKcXdf8bWlODjAejJCcUJBw/s1600/DSC_4825.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Embracing My Thakali Self</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Until the next hometown adventure and until the next blog post.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To finding little adventures and making memories. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">SHEY</span></div> <br /></div>

Home among the Himalayas

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It has been a while since I posted on the blog, and I keep reminding myself to write something but than work and specially the laziness keeps creeping back at me like a shadow. If you know me personally you probably know that I belong to one of the mountain indigenous ethnicity called the Thakalis. Other than our yummy food we are also k...

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