#3

After our 9 hour bus ride back east, we slowly made our way back west to Paro where we flew in. Our initial bus ride that I described in my previous post got us to a town called Tongsa. This town was majestic in itself because the town was placed on the sides of a steep cliff. There is absolutely no flat land, three canyons merge with a thundering river at the bottom. Our hotel was set on the side of one of these cliffs and the views were spectacular as we gazed down miles below us. We had a balcony which was my favorite and looked forward to the mornings when I would be able to just chill and soak in the beauty. Lots of crazy things happen in this town which were totally unexpected but def some of the highlights of the trip. We met some great people that I will for sure keep in contact with. We found out that there has been some yeti sightings in this city which we all thought was so cool. Dogs here are crazy I also found out and they go crazy here at nights. During the day they just lounge around all over the city. We feel like they are just physcially and mentally preparing for the battles at night. It sounds like they fight in gangs or something or maybe just against a yeti. TK is always so frightened which is always so funny. We had two camps at two different schools in this town. I want to say that the kids absolutely loved us but I think it would be more appropriate to say that we absolutely loved the children. Every school we go to we are welcomed at their big assembly and often are given gifts and tea. The culture keeps amazing and am feeling more and more at home every day I'm here. We got to witness some archery which is one of their national pastimes. It truly is amazing cause their target is 130 meters away and is only a few inches thick. We just kind of stumbled on it when we were exploring the city on our hike. Nole got a toy bow and arrow and we started to play with some of the kids and then his dad started to play with us which was really cool. We then drove for a few hours to the next city called panahka which was a little lower in elevation so a lot hotter. Here we went for a swim in the river and lounged on the beaches of Bhutan which consisted of large rocks. This was surprisingly comfortable or maybe the good company made it so. We had a few more camps. These camps were much larger cause many schools sent their kids to the school we were presently at. This was fun and at the end of the camps we got to play each school for a little like a little tourny. The rest of the school would gather around and cheer usually led by seeks and cam. Cam stole the show with all of his highlight dunks and it showed with the huge line of kids that wanted his autograph. Class visits are getting easier for me to just be my self. Josh doesnt help when he volunteers me to sing in front of the class or tell the whole High school class that i am single! Every day Always seemed to get better with the interactions with the kids, the surprises that always found us (not the other way around), and the interactions with everyone on our team. We have different partners and different roomates every few dAys and my half of my highs for the day consist of conversations with these people. We hiked tigers nest today and had a blast for various reasons that I will go over in my next blog. Can't wait to see my fam again in a few days! Love u guys