This bit of meandering happened some time ago. Can you believe it, over 20 years? Anyway, my good friend urged me to see some of the Himalayans and suggested I have a guide. I agreed somewhat reluctantly, but really enjoyed that trek. My guide constantly urged me to 'bistarai janohos' 'go slowly (up those trails)'. Going slowly worked for me, plus he was great company. We chatted in Nepali. During our trek we met two other Sherpas, one carrying a 25 kilo bag of rice and the other going to see family. I didn't learn any Sherpa that I can remember, but we did have a go at writing it. My guide couldn't write in his language, and when he learned that this kind of thing was what I was trained to do, we had at it. I can't say that we produced anything, but maybe it was an 'aha' experience for him. It was for me. The fuzzy picture is another story. I dropped my camera earlier and didn't know the mirror was misaligned. Some pics were okay some not. Go to my photos at Picasa Web for some other shots of that trip.