Well, I’m back and recovered from my trip to Nepal. It’s been a few weeks since my last post so to rehash I went on a missions trip to Nepal. It was an an experience like no other I’ve had. It had its awesome moments and moments of adversity but I wouldn’t trade any of it.
A quick synopsis of our trip: We flew in to Kathmandu, Nepal where we stayed a couple of nights. While there we visited a Buddhist and a Hindu temple. Those were very unique experiences, especially at the Hindu temple where we saw three funerals and the burning of the bodies. From Kathmandu we flew to Pokhara and drove 2.5 hours to our trekking starting point. The next 8 days included 60 miles of trekking, 40,000+ steps, and at least 20,000 ft in elevation change. We held medical clinics at Ghandruk, Chomrong and Lamakhet where we saw 130, 120, and 140 people respectively. We also made our way to the base camps of Machhapuchre, aka Fishtail (MBC) and Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world(ABC).
It was both an exhausting and rewarding trip. Before I got there I was expecting tough trekking up but I also imagined that you could go from mountain to mountain without having to go down all the way – like the Smoky Mountains. I was wrong. 
We would go up 1500 ft, back down 1400 ft, back up 1300 ft, etc. And it wasn’t just up and down mountain trails, there were many, many steps.
Steep grades are one thing but stairs are a different animal for me. Because of the MS my legs get exhausted very quickly with steps. So from day one I took it very slow, both going up and because of my balance issues going down. I may have been in the back of the group the whole time but I accomplished it – and this is something I am very proud of.
I would be remiss if I did not mention my brother who came on the trip as a medical personnel. 
I would have pushed and completed the task. However, having someone there who knew of my limitations and staying in the back with me even though he could have went faster meant a lot. He’s a good brother to have.
That’s my adventure, what’s yours? What do you have planned for the near future? Is it far like seeing Paris or something closer like seeing your name on a GED? Whether far or close it’s time to figure out your passion(s) and pursue them.
Attempt it. Chance it. Try it. Get to It!