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I Taste Fire, Earth, Rain: Elements of a Life with a Sherpa de Caryl Sherpa

I Taste Fire, Earth, Rain: Elements of a Life with a Sherpa

Autor Caryl Sherpa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2011

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Sometimes one is ready to take risks, accept the unexpected, and commit to a dramatically altered life. With this spirit, Caryl Thornton leaves Los Angeles and begins her journey around the world, open to the new and ready for adventure. As she treks around the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal, she finds herself attracted to her Sherpa trekking guide, Nima. She denies her feelings for Nima, but as she comes to know the land and the Sherpas, she falls in love with Nima, his country, his people, and their joy. Together, Caryl and Nima struggle to find balance in Los Angeles and Ann Arbor, but it is on their return to Nima's homeland near Mount Everest that they both come to terms with who they have now become. This is an inspiring story of love, cultural exploration, the importance of place, finding one's faith, and the revelation that in the Himalaya, anything is possible.
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ISBN-13: 9780983609421
ISBN-10: 098360942X
Pagini: 346
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Studio S Press

Recenzii

a story of finding love and balance. - Lindsey Galloway, BBC TRAVEL with lonely planet: Gift Guide 2011; Asia American by birth, Sherpani at heart.More than 20 years ago at Bhote Odar, Caryl Sherpa feels she suddenly foundthe clarity she was searching for in her life when she met her guide, Nima.And two days into her trek of the Annapurna circuit she promises herself: "Iwill marry Nima Gyalgen Sherpa." Caryl's book, I taste fire, earth, rain: elements of a life with a Sherpatraces Caryl and Nima Sherpa's journey as they crisscross the Annapurna, LosAngeles, Michigan and Solukhumbu and learn to reconcile their two worlds. The memoir picks up in the spring of 1991, when 39 year-old Caryl leavesbehind her posh home, difficult job as the manager of an interiorarchitecture project and a messy breakup in Los Angeles and arrives inKathmandu searching for a sense of purpose and in desperate need of change.Once on the trail, she quickly befriends one of her guides, Nima. While Nimais calm, assured and has strong faith, Caryl is restless, full of doubts andskeptical. Despite the language barrier and cultural divide, the two areinstantly attracted to each other and risk a relationship. While a large part of the book is devoted to stories about their love andmarriage, Caryl also delves into the more serious issues of cross-culturalunions and the frustrations they experienced while adjusting to a world thatdid not fully accept Nima nor understood her feelings. "Nima is wise, has been through some tough experiences and like otherSherpas was very adaptable. But it was still a very alienating environmentfor him and the way he dressed, or spoke, his lack of formal education, hisrough edges made him an outsider. Sometimes people who want to emigrate tothe US only see the money and opportunities, and fail to realise that it canbe very difficult," Caryl explained. For readers who are unfamiliar with Nepal's topography, Caryl describes theBrahmin, Gurung and Tibetan villages that

Notă biografică

After Caryl Sherpa traveled around the world in 1991, she returned with a story to tell and a desire to write. Since her return, she has studied with teachers at the University of California-Los Angeles and at Richard Hugo House in Seattle, as well as at workshops around the country. Her teachers have included Kathleen AlcalA, Bernard Cooper, Philip Lopate, and Terry Tempest Williams. Her passion is for Nepal, its people, and its culture, and especially that of the Sherpa after she met and married her trekking guide, Nima Sherpa. For six years, they ran Himalayan Discovery, a trekking company. She writes to inspire others to move toward "a broadening of consciousness, the ultimate destination after any journey." She intends to never stop traveling, and so her migration continues. In 2012, she plans to spend more time in Nepal among farm fields, family, and mountains, so she may continue to write about what she loves.

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