Trekking in Nepal

In the midst of all the craziness of winter, we appear to have forgotten to actually post about the hiking portion of our trip in Nepal in November. In short, the trip was beautiful, and rather than give you a windy narrative full of humorous anecdotes, I'll just cut straight to the pictures, since that's the best part anyway; if we ever find some spare time on our hands, we might just post some of our favorite stories...

Dog Show Champion

Despite not being fully healed, Lalu rocked the Patna Dog Show on Sunday. Yes, you heard me correctly. A dog show is something I would never consider participating in in the US, since everyone would be all snooty about breeds and behavior and such. But here in Patna, it was a riot.

Ghost Story

I went with Shruti to buy chicken today for the pup. We think he is a pharaoh hound mix, in no small part because he gets treated like a little god-puppy come to earth.

Turns out I'm not afraid of poop

In general, I find feces to be quite disgusting. I think this is a normal attitude and quite conducive to good hygiene practices. However, I used to be concerned that when I have children, I’ll be too grossed out to do essential tasks like change diapers. Turns out I have nothing to worry about, since Lalu has urinated and defecated on me every few hours since I returned from Delhi night before last, and it hasn’t fazed me too much.

Somkin' Joe's

This is one of the many reasons why we prefer Smokin' Joe's over Dominoes (there are only two pizza places in Patna):

The Dangers of Cold

The schools here in Bihar were supposed to reopen today after a week of vacation. However,  as our ever-enjoyable Times of India reports, "the biting cold has forced the government to extend closure of all public and private schools across the state till January 9." And what horrifying temperatures have prompted this closure? The forecast mentioned is a high of 60F, low of 44F. Don't you wish your governor declared an extra week of vacation across the whole state when the temperature dipped below 50F?