Wrap up

Like most things in, my time in Nepal had to end. Right now I´m too tired from flying to pontificate as eloquently as I normally do, so I will just highlight.
- We went to a Bollywood film. We were prepared for something insanely ridiculous and were disappointed, since the movie we saw was so good. Om Shanti Om: a tale of love, revenge, reincarnation, and movies. It was very well done, the songs were great, the leads were hot, the plot was original and good. Even though it was in Hindi with no subtitles, we are able to follow it quite well. There was an interval in the middle so we duck into the restaurant next door and grab some momos for 50 cents and then hop back in. Also was great was how every so often the video would dim and then go black and then all the people in the audience would hoot and whistle and it would come back.
- Our 2nd to last day we didn´t have to go to the hospital, so we woke up early and rented a row boat to go out on the lake that stakes its claim in Pokhara. The lake was just beautiful: reflections of mountains, mist clearing off... so niceOn the other side of the lake, we climbed up and got great views of the Himalayan range in the background. Also we met some local kids who invited us to a picnic. Sadly, we couldn´t attend as we had plans with the group for some late-afternoon decadence. Since it was our last day, we decided to treat ourselves to a buffet/day pass at a posh resort. We rented bicycles and rode there, which was also a great experience. I was a little mad I´d never goten around to renting a bicycle and cruising around, since it´s so fun. 10$ bought us all we could eat of decent food, as well as fool access to pool and, more importantly, sauna. We spent the whole day there. That last night we were blessed with a full moon that rose at sunset and was as pink as everything else.
-I had to return to Kathmandu to catch my flights to Buenos Aires, so I took a bus, forgoing the more expensive plane I had taken to Pokhara initially. The bus ride was abour 200-250 km and took almost 8 hours. Pretty amazing, huh? The roads are not, how you say, good over there. Arrived in Kathmandu in the afternoon and did some leg work until I found a room for under 3$. I spent the next day gleefully enjoying being on my own, since I could do and, more important, eat whatever I want. Street momos? Check check and check. I stopped in a little fruit stall and had a freshly squeezed mug of pomegranite and sweet lemon juice, which was out of this world. I also walked quite a bit.
-My last evening I met up with a girl from my program who was doing her hospital work in Kathmandu and at the same time living in an orphanage. I visited the place and it was pretty amazing. The kids were great and cute but the conditions of the place were... well, what you´d expect at a 3rd world orphanage. Perhaps better. We helped them do homework, hung out, had dinner, and then, the best part: activity time. All the kids (77) gather in a room and sit down and do a couple minutes of chanting and then 10 minutes of silent meditation. It was soooooo cute, all these kids sitting cross legged, eyes closed, just thinking to themselves. Since they´re little, some of them started drifting off to sleep and then catching themselves and jarring back up. Also, since it was winter and resipiratory illness season, there was a consistent sound of sniffling about. After meditation, was public speaking. About 7 or 8 kids (pre-arranged) had to get up and tell a joke, a story, or sing a song. This is to maintain confidence and outgoingness and whatnot to enhance social interactions.