Trekking

We went on our first trek this past week. The first day was exhausting but soon I started to be able to look around me as we walked and appreciate this amazing place where we have the opportunity to be living. walking from village to village and staying with people in there homes gave me an opportunity to see Ladakh in a way that we don't while at SECMOL. Although most of the families we stayed with spoke limited english and our Ladakhi still has a long way to go before we can communicate more than the very basics, I always felt amazingly welcomed and at ease when spending time in their homes. The second day, after a shorter but steeper hike, a group of us was resting in the guest room, most were asleep, and Matt and I were reading and playing with the five year old boy who lived there. After a little while, he beckoned us into the kitchen, turned on some music and started dancing. The rest of the group soon came and joined in, and he wouldn't let us stop for maybe two hours. The wonderful thing is, that although this would be a bit unusual in the US, here it seems to happen quite often.