Dear Pratistha, today we thank god almighty for listening to our prayers. with so many people praying and hoping for the safe return of yours from the moment you disappeared in a rather mysterious circumstance, we knew that it's gonna be hard even for god to ignore our prayers. whatever might be the reason behind your escape, recovering you in good shape is the most important thing for us-- "an achievement" if someone wants to call. on a personal note, i can't help myself from not admiring you because you seem to be a very bold, stubborn and an independent lady. i mean how many of us can dare to run away from friends, family and well wishers and live in a mountain (jungle?) for 15 freaking days????? it gives me creep even when i imagine myself doing that...but you did it and showed us what you are made up of. perhaps if you use your boldness for something more productive than this, then we are pretty much sure that you have all the making of the first ever "iron lady" of Nepal. it is just like if girija, sher bahadur et. al could show their commitment for their respective stances, then there would not be "feb 1st 2005". :) we hope that you will be more thoughtful and will apply yourself more logically in the future before deciding on doing such things. finally, we thank Estes park Police and all the concerned local authorities of Estes Park for helping us (nepalese) with full efforts, given the circumstances. Thanks are also due to the witness who spotted Pratistha and informed the police. Thanks. A Nepali Loote