LOSAR!!!!!!!

Here are the highlights of my Losar:

1.     Woke up and drank from 8am-9pm on day one (Sunday March, 2^nd). Woah!

2.     Visited my host families friends houses (aka got to see SO many different Losar decorations and alter preparations)

3.     Made and ate SO many momos

4.     Tried the traditional Tibetan alcohol, Chang (salty rice millet  “beer” served warm). Yuck

5.     Learned a new betting card game—I won 2 rupees (aka two cents)

6.     Listened to so many Tibetans speak with each other…who knows what they were saying, but it was fun to pretend!

7.     Making pizza with/for my family

8.     Learning Tibetan traditional dance and song

9.     Singing the National Anthem for my family and friends……..

Overall Losar was a blast. This short excerpt does not do it much justice, but I have to catch a 6:00 am flight to Bhutan in the morning and have not yet backed! Oops! I will try to update you more when I have the chance!

I do not know what my Internet situation will be like in Bhutan—but stay tuned! 

Tashi Delek!

Capsay--Yummy Tibetan Treat 

Each Tibetan family creates a food alter where they put all their food for the next few days. Each families is very different. (this is where all the food from my previous blog went!)

Pala and Amala in their Traditional Tibetan Chupas

Amala, Pala and a friend Semtin (I do not know what Pala is doing with his hand...)

Again...Pala with the hand motion!

Making momos

Veg Momos

Sha (meat) momos

My families alter 

Ingredients for making pizza!

First we made a non-sweet pancake. Then we added the toppings and put the top on the frying pan...and 5 mins later we had a pretty decent pancake-pizza!

Smelt so yummy!

And my family added sha (meat) to their pizza. (NOTE: the huge bowl of meat in front of my Amala)

At the Churten (Stupa) 

Making offerings

PHOTO SHOOT!

Amala, Pala, and Semtin 

yupp..rocking the Chacos....oops! 

Note the cute couple in the background 

And then we fed the Pigeons

My family was all about it