Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Inspires me to be fearless, she does...
A friend of mine recently did something so completely out of character that I am still in awe. Without months of planning, discussion, and the usual travel preparations, she up and took off to spend three weeks in Nepal. When I got her email ("Hi, I'm leaving tomorrow for Nepal for three weeks!") I pictured her at the Nepal Hilton sunning by the pool in Chanel sunglasses. After reading excerpts from her travel diary (and some others through email), I couldn't have been more wrong (wronger?).

She trekked. She saw burning bodies. She was violently ill. She was nearly attacked by a rogue band of monkeys...there's more, but I'll let you read (and see) for yourself.

Ida is my new idol.

8 comments:

  1. Huh... whuh... wait a minute???

    Is that... no... wait...

    Oh. My. It is.

    Oh my. Ida, child. Oh my. You have me tongue-tied, my new hero.

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  2. Good God. Yeah, that sounds like the vacation from hell. What a brave gal!

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  3. Wow, I just saw her tonight and she said the raging typhoon and lack of power made her feel right at home!

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  4. Wow! How brave to travel all by yourself. That is a great travel blog by the way. All I can say is wow!

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  5. "Back in Black" is the official song of our mutual admiration society, K-LO. You down with that?

    Jemima - I'd like to meet you someday.

    Jason - You're funny!

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  6. "Back in Black," definitely. Because you are a BAD ASS.

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