Yup I'm still here. I just purchased a hat. it's very similar to a beret and if you have seen pictures of afghan men you've probably seen something similar. I'm going trekking tomorrow so I'll be out of touch for one week if all goes well. We're going to hike close to Nanga Parbat the 9th highest in the world. Since the subcontinent is still moving pretty quickly, as far as geology is concerned, the mountains here are still growing and it is growing the fastest. I think I mentioned before it grows about 7mm a year. I rented a sleeping bag and a pad. Yes I gave the sleeping bag the sniff test and they claim to have washed it. The tent was way to expensive to rent so I borrowed a tarp off another traveler with whom I'm trekking. I'm trekking with a swiss guy, Markus, and an Aussie, David. We're going to have a blast today we were all out buying food and whatnot and I think we're going to be pretty good. Anyway I wanted to get one last post in before I left cause some of you might worry if I don't post for a long time and I wouldn't want that now would I. I don't really like getting those emails with no body just a subject titled are you still alive. Anyway I'm not sure if I've said the prices of anything, each night in the hostel costs me 100 rupees or about $1.5. Pretty rough I know but the room really isn't that bad. I thought I saw an American helicopter the other day but I'm not sure what all the Pakistani army has or can afford.
Very strange I'm sitting here at the computer and through the window I can here two imams calling the faithful to prayer. Even though they're from different mosques they are in harmony. It sounds very very cool. That combined with my new hat, oh yeah. I've come to the conclusion that sprite is not only Mormon beer but Muslim beer as well. Anyway it's coming up on 8 and I want to go eat some dinner. I'll take some more pictures and when I come back from trekking I'll invest the time to hunt for a computer with a USB jack and try to post some more pictures. I've met a much more diverse(sic?) backpacking crowd that I've encountered before. 2 Russians 6 French, 4 German, 1 swiss, 2 Australians. Quite the cocktail eh. Anyway I'm off much love to all. Goodnight and may god continue to bless mostly solid internet connections (and power).
Walker the no-longer paranoid traveler.
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Sounds wonderful. I hope you will deeply experience the trek, enough that you can be our senses and report it back to us all. I hope also that you will take a little notepad to jot things down. Have someone take a picture of you in a cool place with your new hat.
Be well. Have fun. ...Marta
Please, please tell me your hat resembles a tea cozy...
Moroccans seem to worship Coca-Cola and Heinekin. Miss you!
Why is mom's name 'io'? anyway, i am loving the posts. You may be climbing near the ninth highest mountain in the world and all, but I feel like I'm competing. Jeremy and I climbed Mt. Columbia yesterday. It kicked my tail harder than most mountains do but weather was great. I wished you were sharing my Allouette and cracker lunch.
Have fun on the trek. My money's on the german crew to be the hardiest (excepting you, of course). Aussie's are hardy stock but all that beer guzzling and oi oi-ing takes it's toll.
Glad the paranoia phase is over though I've never really made it past there myself.
Love, T
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