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Yvsa, you can deposit the SS into a bank here and draw on your account in Nepal. There's a way.
There is no place in Nepal that fits the 70 to 90 degree category year round. The middle hills will get to 90-95 in summer and perhaps down to 30 in the winter. Nepal varies from 300 feet above SL to almost 6 miles (Everest) and the climate varies accordingly along with flora and fauna and accompanying bugs like mosquitos and other critters. Up at Kami's ranch there are no mosquitos -- too high for them. Yangdu got her first bite at age 16 when she went down to Kathmandu for college. No immunity and the first bites swelled her eyes shut.
Fishing is okay in lakes and rivers. I tried but didn't do any good. I always ended up buying fish from local fishermen who knew the good spots and right bait to use. My favorite fish was called "bekti" and reminded me of crappie.
You'll see a lot of misery in Nepal and it is heartbreaking. That was one of my problems. I felt guilty because I had so much and by US standards I had nothing. When I saw things like young kids portering goods up the trails, carrying 40 Kg on their backs, trudging barefoot in the snow for a couple of dollars per day it made this old heart ache.
Uncle Bill
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 22 August 1999).]
There is no place in Nepal that fits the 70 to 90 degree category year round. The middle hills will get to 90-95 in summer and perhaps down to 30 in the winter. Nepal varies from 300 feet above SL to almost 6 miles (Everest) and the climate varies accordingly along with flora and fauna and accompanying bugs like mosquitos and other critters. Up at Kami's ranch there are no mosquitos -- too high for them. Yangdu got her first bite at age 16 when she went down to Kathmandu for college. No immunity and the first bites swelled her eyes shut.
Fishing is okay in lakes and rivers. I tried but didn't do any good. I always ended up buying fish from local fishermen who knew the good spots and right bait to use. My favorite fish was called "bekti" and reminded me of crappie.
You'll see a lot of misery in Nepal and it is heartbreaking. That was one of my problems. I felt guilty because I had so much and by US standards I had nothing. When I saw things like young kids portering goods up the trails, carrying 40 Kg on their backs, trudging barefoot in the snow for a couple of dollars per day it made this old heart ache.
Uncle Bill
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 22 August 1999).]