Clear skies, apple thieves, and foodstuffs

Finally, the weather is clearing! The hot, rainy summer has passed and so begins the cold, dry winter that we've been praying for. The classrooms at school are chilly even during the day, but it's perfect outside. As soon as I walk into class, "SIR!!! Andrew Sir! We go class outside!?" Well, that's a wonderful idea, let's have class outside. But one must be careful, the warm and welcoming outdoors are frequently conducive to behavior such as running, jumping, tagging, and swinging. But then again, calisthenic activities like this will just help our brains be more active in the next class!

 The beautiful weather has also been a good excuse for us and our friends to  make frequent trips to the hilltops for camping and some of the most amazing views in the world!

Moon-set at Sunrise

 This week Elliott and I decided to experiment with fruit drying. For our test run we filled a big plate with apple slices and put it in my tent (to keep bugs off) on the roof of our apartment. I came back a few hours later to check on our apples and saw that half of them had been eaten! "Elliott, we've got an apple thief on the loose!" I proclaimed as I entered the apartment. I proceeded to launch a campaign of child interrogations. But, it seemed as though the trail had gone cold. Just as I was about to give up, an anonymous witness came forward with a name: "Priska". I instantly recognized the accused as our 5 year old neighbor. In the end, I decided not to press charges based on the defendant's overwhelming cuteness and giggles that are happy enough to make Chuck Norris feel weak.

Half-eaten plate of apples...

In other news, it has only taken Elliott and I three months to perfect our Dal Bhat recipe. We eat Dal Bhat at least 2 meals per day and we're still not sick of it. We have some really great people that have taught us about Dal Bhat, and they're willing to teach us more! Next up, we're going to learn to make Thukpa (Tibetan soup) and MoMo's (vegetable dumplings).

Dal Bhat with Spinach and Potato Curry