i only had a chance to hike up to gosaikunda lakes in the langtang region. i really was hoping to go up to annapurna base camp, as the annapurna range became very meaningful to me since i could see it from my gau. but the timing didn't work out. hard to believe in over 2 years, but it's true. wow- over a decade?!?! have you been back to nepal in that time? where in the states have you lived? i'm still thinking of more "only in nepal"s, tara ahile dimag ta ekdam khali chha oh, wait, i just got one- only in nepal will some people get a tv before a charpi!