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Those of you who have been following us for at least a year know that I was in Nepal a little less than a year ago visiting Kathmandu<\/strong> and trekking in the Himalayas<\/strong>, so I felt particularly saddened by the news of the recent earthquake in Nepal<\/strong>. Like most of you I felt so bad for these really good people, who had so little to start with and now have less \u2013 their whole world has been turned upside down – literally.<\/p>\n Additionally my personal concern was for the two wonderful people from there that I got to know very well by trekking with them for a week in the Himalayans \u2013 Dom<\/strong>, our guide and Kirin<\/strong> our porter (They are pictured on my Facebook homepage). They both lived in and around Kathmandu<\/strong>, Dom with a wife and two children, Kirin, is single. I emailed the travel agency in New York<\/strong> that booked our trip to ask if they had an email address for Dom<\/strong>, or any way to check on the status of both Dom<\/strong> and Kirin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Everest Base Camp<\/p><\/div>\n I heard yesterday morning from the travel agency that Dom<\/strong> and his family are OK, but no word on Kirin<\/strong> yet. Although I knew that communicating with Nepal<\/strong> right now was difficult at best, I sent another email pleading with the travel agent to do everything she could to check on Kirin’s<\/strong> status.<\/p>\n The riots in Baltimore<\/strong> and the continuing California draught<\/strong> have pushed the Nepal<\/strong> story out of the headlines, but those still following it know that the death toll has risen above 5,000<\/strong> as of this writing and could get to as much at 10,000<\/strong> before it\u2019s over. Tens of thousands of people are living in tents and are still without adequate food and water, as relief is slow or non-existent to many of the outlying villages.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re so inclined, there are plenty of places to donate to this cause, I chose the one here on Facebook at, https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nepalearthquakesupport<\/strong><\/p>\n Kirin<\/p><\/div>\n The quake that rocked the tallest mountain in the world devastated Everest Base Camp<\/strong>; two major avalanches<\/strong> over the last two years have killed at least 27 Sherpa guides<\/strong>. The climbing season, which just started, is now over for the year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PS; I just received word from the travel agent this morning that Kirin<\/strong> is all right as well!! Happy for them both, but so heartbroken for all those Nepalese living this nightmare.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Bob Sparrow Those of you who have been following us for at least a year know that I was in Nepal a little less than a year ago visiting Kathmandu and trekking in the Himalayas, so I felt particularly … read more<\/a><\/a>