LOSAR!!!!

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k so ....many have been thinking that i am
a) arrested
b) ignoring all the people i love
c) in an opium den
d) none of the above
e) b and c
the correct answer is c.
surprise.
but luckily they have a decent internet connection. cricket....cricket....
umm ...that isn't true. it is the tibetan new year (losar) and basically the whole town shuts down to party and drink chung (homemade tibetan barley beer) anytime they want to which usually starts about mmm.....10am. O street could learn a few things from tibetans. they know how to party. so i, as my friend Neraj says, "got invoved" and have had a good time hanging out with everybody...went to the temple and saw all the monks chanting and all the beautiful people in wonderful attire and smiles and went a movie and ran into the gang on the street and everyone was drinking and singing songs...then the next day...went walkin' about with the other volunteers and went to a resturant that was closed but had a bunch of monks singing and dancing so we hung out there and then went to mclio's bar and continued "getting involved" picked up the most clever and charming street kid, seraj and went home but we all couldn't bear to leave him on the cold steps all night so...he crashed on the other bed in my apartment...oh and i have a stray cat coming around now.. see enclosed photos.
so that is what stole me from my people at home.

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Photos

me at the temple
first day of losar at the temple

tenzin
i caught tenzin off guard at the temple first day of losar.

molly
she talks alot.

neraj
much drink.

the blues
guys singin the blues...caty and collette on the right laughing...

shai
shai is a local shop owner...shai is from kashmir...shai is drunk...at mclios...

colette and seraj
he just sticks to you...

latino style?
i was slightly uncomfortable about this. so i knew troll would love it.

Comments

[Gan]

seraj...
those pictures are amazing! does seraj not have a family? home? when is Losar over? i looked up info about it...i love knowing the history of holidays!! how are you, col? miss you...

[troll]

ahhh yeah...
latino stylee... fo sho. lays... :) freak nasty. troll

[gan]

miss ya...
i wake up every morning looking for a blog from you...to no avail lately. here's hoping all's well.....miss you tons ~Gan

[gan]

where are you?
hey...are you ok? you haven't blogged in 3 weeks....is there some other way to get ahold of you? this is the only way i know to get ahold of you... worried in colorado, gan

[Murry]

thanks
Everywhere around the world there is dancing in the streets...nothing like a bunch of losars every year...There are days lately that a losar would be OK...anyway, cute girls...where are they from...they don't look local ;^D How old was the little guy clingin to Collette? How much fun is it that Lays are found around the world? Even Latino-style!!! Never felt more like singing the blues...(old song - check it) I love you