Preparing for Nepal trek

For those of you who are reading this and didn't know, I will be leaving Taiwan at the end of October and heading to Nepal. Ben--a friend of mine who lives here but is from Canada--and I are planning to trek to Everest base camp. The itinerarical :) plan as it is currently set sees us spending 18 days on the way up and around 7 or 8 down because we will catch a plane out of Lukla back to Kathmandu which will cut quite a bit off the return trip. We will top out a Kala Pattar (18350 according to an estimate), which is more than 4000 feet higher then I have ever climbed (which is Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in Colorado--not you Pike's Peak, sorry). Hopefully, if all goes as planned, neither of us will be at the end of the smoting sword with high altitude sickness. Regardless of what happens, it should be an exciting experience.

After we finish in Nepal, we'll be heading to Thailand and then Cambodia for a couple weeks. I hope to explore the ancient city of Angkor Wat. It is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia, and the architecture is Mind-blowing. If you don't know what it is, google it. And after I have finished exploring these places, I'll catch a flight back to the states to visit my family for a bit. Or at least that's the plan. Then, in January, it's back to Taiwan. I plan to engage my mind in all out battle against the Chinese language. I may teach a little, but my main objective is to study full time. We will see how long I can do that before I am broke! :)

Overall, Taiwan is a very hospitable place. I have definitely enjoyed my experience here so far. So, if anyone wants to visit Taiwan, give me an Email or Message.