I know, it’s been a long time since I’ve written. I went on a 23 day trek around the Annapurna Mountains, climbed over a 17 thousand foot pass in snow, soaked in hot springs, got 15 dollars extorted from me from Maoist seperatists, ate delicious Dal Baht almost every day, and had a great time. Afterwards, I stayed in the lovely town of Pokhara for over a week just relaxing. I then returned to Kathamandu for a few days and am now in Baktaphur, a gorgous ancient village outside of the pollution and traffic of Kathmandu. I am hoping to have my India visa by friday and to get a bus to Varinasi by Sunday, as a strike is about to start on Monday. Strikes suck here. I had to pay a driver twenty dollars to get from the end of my hike in the mountains to Pokhara, about 20 minutes away. This is over 20 times the regular price of taking a public bus..but there were no buses…or so I was told. Later I found out that there were busses, and that I had gotten ripped off. Oh well. These things happen sometimes. I have so many stories from my adventure in the mountains, but I don’t have the time or space to write about them right now. Grover needs to be boarded with someone else, as my tenant is now asking for 900 dollars to watch him until I get home in July. If anyone knows anyone who might be willing to take care of Grover for 3 months, I would love to hear from you. There will be monetary compensation.