Breakfast at Bishnu and Mangala Adhikari's House

Mangala is an excellent cook. She made us omelets. They had eggs, veggies and spices. No cheese. The omelets were as good as any you could get in a fancy epicurean restaurant. 

Bishnu set the table. Yes he is the guy in the movie, "Meet The Mormons". He is as unique and as dynamic an individual as was portrayed in the movie. He started out in a small, remote village. He was educated in Russia and the USA. He is internationally known for his work in community development in Nepal.

Lear and Mangala talked about cooking. They are both great cooks.

Good food and a good time was had by all of us.

Christmas Fun

We bought a carom board. This game is like snooker but played with chips. It is a favorite, especially among  Nepali young men. In this picture, Praveen, Krishna and Elder Oliphant are playing.

We had a Christmas party at the LDS branch (congregation) in Kathmandu. About 350 people attended. Both at the party and out on the streets there were a lot of Santa hats.

As you can see below, when Santa Claus arrived he was the hit of the party. Elder Oliphant did a great job of being Santa.  

The college age young adults wanted their picture taken with Santa.

Rukmina, our housekeeper and general helper, came dressed in ethnic costume. She is to the right of me in the picture. Her sister, to the left of me, also wore ethnic garb.The costume they are wearing is typical of the Gurung culture. The Gurung are an ancient culture that probably came from Tibet.  In Nepal there are over 40 tribes and races. We have been in villages where our host Nepali could not understand what the villagers were saying because it was a native language.