Heya Cowards!
Yeah G’day from Indjuh! Just
outchea helping orphans and such.. and having the time of my life! Jake-Hawk’s
post got me thinkin about ch’all and I figured since all I’ve been doing is
running to the toilet the last few days, I better drop a line to the Homie
Blog. I’m a greenie round these parts and although we’ve been here for about 6
weeks the constant stares and jaw-dropping reactions still make me weirdly
uncomfortable. I had a guy come up to me today in the market, and all he said
was, “For Obama!”, and with a double fist pump we both continued walking like
nothing had happened. Haha Chambialys’ are some crazy people man. Ripped a bowl
with some local farmers last week too.. not really but definitely been offered
it dozens of times hahah!
We spend our mornings out at
a rural school that YMAD has been to before, with the occasional trip to some
new undiscovered school that we have heard about from our college students that
we teach in the afternoons. The schools that YMAD expeditions have been to are
great to go and visit and work at, but the schools that we have found out in
the boonies of the Himalayas are real special. My buddy Josh and I are without
a doubt the first white people to ever have gone to these schools. I compare
them to like an interlodge day at Alta when you got to stay the night, and the
canyon is still closed, but you get those untouched, dreamy laps in the Ho.
They are completely unspoiled and the children have this starry-eyed, glazed
over look to them the first time we arrive. It is an unexplainable feeling to be
able to teach and bring hope to these impoverished children that have no
knowledge of what a toothbrush even is.
The high school expedition
along with BROOKE LANGE get here in about a week so Josh and I are driving out
to Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama lives to pick them up from the airport.
We’re spending the weekend out there and I am so stoked to peruse through the
Tibetan markets and see the colors of the city. It’s like a Tibetan hippie
village dude, so stoked! Sounds like everyone is doing well and enjoying their
very own special adventures. We are all lucky enough to travel the world and
experience different cultures and give back to people who are not as fortunate
as us. Everything from missions to serving our country to getting a higher education,
we are so lucky to have the opportunity to do all of these things! That’s my
philosophy as to why I try and help others as much as I can, because I didn’t
do anything to be born into an awesome, caring family and have all the modern
amenities, just like these orphans didn’t do anything to be cursed with the
burden of having no one to guide them and help them through challenging times
and everyday life.
NZ was a trip and a half
too.. but I’m not gonna get into that. Just know there was a whole lot of
hunting, spearfishing, playing rugby, and working on the farm.. All things that
make for a dream summer for me hahah!
Love you brothas! I can NOT
wait for us to all be back kicking it and just enjoying each others company.
MANDATORY: everyone has to pitch 5 grand in 2017 and we will buy a beach house
in Costa Rica and have the time of our lives! (That means you Jacob, you can’t
flake out on this time too!.. or so help me I will bring the pain train!)
Peace out from good ol’
Chamba, Indjuh!
Matty T
The first picture is of
Sarika.. who is the absolute cutest little thing there ever was. And the second
one is of my newly dubbed little sister, Shilpa. 2 of my favorite crazy little
goons!
