The Shrestha Family

”Namaste! Namaste! Namaste! Namaste! Namaste! Namaste!” (Picture a small Nepali woman in a sari dancing a little jig and yelling this at the top of her lungs.) Sanghita’s mother’s oldest sister was delighted to have us in her home, although this was all she said to us. We visited Sanghita’s family on Monday night, and they were very fun to visit. Her mom treated us to Fanta and cake and talked animatedly to us in Nepali. Her older brother and uncle are also very nice. They seem to miss Sanghita a lot. The housekeeper was hilarious; it is very entertaining to watch a hyper Nepali engage in conversation. I am looking forward to going to their house again tonight for dinner, although I am a little apprehensive about having to eat until I explode. Oh, the perils of being fed by Nepalis…