Ok, I'm going to Nepal.

I talked to Denise on Skype for the last little while. She is in Goa, India. We were talking about her experiences so far being in India and Oman. I had a million questions. Last week I was really lonely without her. When we hung up, I got on Google Earth because I wanted to look at the Mount Everest Base Camp area. I am so excited I can hardly type. I only have 3 more weeks and then I will be there!

From Google Earth, the area looks like the moon. There is no vegetation, there are one or two buildings here and there in the villages, there is a river going through the valley we will be hiking through. Hundreds of people have posted photos on GE and there are temples, prayer flags and prayer rocks all along the way and it looks so beautiful! Up to this point, I think my mom was more excited about this part of my trip than I was, but now I am so excited and feel so lucky that I am going there. Also, I was a bit nervous about the physical challenge of the trip and the risk of altitude sickness. As long as we are safe and respect our limitations then we will be fine.

20 sleeps left!