Had a great day visiting the monastery where we will do our service work.  Promise to post pictures as soon as we can get online with our computer.  The kids were anywhere from 5 to 16 maybe.  We’re calling it a twofer because we get to spend our time living at the monastery teaching the monks English AND the majority are orphans.  Double the impact!  Not sure what the percentage of Tibetans vs Nepali’s yet.  We’ll learn as soon as we start the placement. I can sum it up in three words, a door able!

Swung by the international clinic on the way back so we could get the immunization for Japanese Encephalitis.  $500 beans and difficult to get in the states.  $30 bucks and walked right into the clinic in Nepal.  Got an extra ‘stick’ after the nurse threw in her two cents about rabies.  So many rabid monkeys and street dogs.  We figured we had no interest in getting near one, but the nurse said they go nuts and attack at random.  Dose 1 today and two more to go over the next month.  Much better than the alternative which is apparently a $1000 IV bag plus 5 injections if you get bit without it!  Also $30.  Next week when we go back for injection #2, we’ll be getting stuck again for Typhoid.  Didn’t know mine expired.  Supposedly it’s a bit of an epidemic right now so stick me baby one more time!

I think we have an open schedule for the next few days.  That will be nice.  Not sure what to do!?  Haven’t thought about anything for a week.  Any suggestions appreciated!