Josh and I are nestled at our breakfast table in the hotel "garden" next to our Weber grill-type fire. Yes, Wisconsinites, we realize that you are experiencing FAR greater cold than we are, but you are also not wearing sandals! :) We spent the entire day yesterday at church experiencing Nepali Christianity and meeting with our health care volunteers. The elderly women in church are so loving and I received many hugs AND a Hall's cough drop! Today we're meeting with the leader of a Nepali non-profit who works with cookstoves for villagers.
The waiter in the hotel has been so friendly and wonderful to us all week. He is here day and night, so we've gotten to know him a bit and the only time he hasn't had a huge smile on his face was when the neighbors tried to kill us with carbon-monoxide fumes from a machine and he came to our rescue. His family lives in a far away village, where he visits every 3-4 months (wife and children). He lives here at the hotel (probably has a cheap room somewhere) and works 24/7 for the hotel. I'm guessing his pay is quite low and that he is supporting multiple family members. I can't imagine only visiting my family 3 times a year.