Horking or Head wobble

The holiday today was in celebration of Krishna’s birthday. Krishna is the gentle and much loved incarnation of Vishnu (who played a roll in the creation of the universe). 

The celebration was in Patan, not far from Kathmandu. Two of the girls that work in the house took us there and we had to find our own way back. I was a bit nervous about this because we took two separate busses to get there and the bus system here is like nothing you have ever seen not to mention my not so perfect navigation abilities. The busses we took today were different than the one I have been taking to work they were three wheeled mini trucks. Again they some how managed to squeeze twelve people into the tiny three wheeled cube! One passenger squatted on the floor in front of me and pretty much fell asleep leaning on my legs. It was quite an experience.

Five of us (volunteers) from the house decided to hang out at the festival and then head back to Thamel to do some shopping. We managed to communicate efficiently enough to get on the right busses and have seriously improved our negotiating skills. After an evening of bartering for our purchases we negotiated a great rate for the taxi ride back.

Horking was a big thing in India when I was there and apparently it is in Nepal as well. I think this may be a skill I will have to learn in order to truly fit in – NOT! We have decided to perfect the Nepali head wobble instead.