After work I was invited to share a meal with Pasang and his beautiful family. It was the perfect way to relax and reenergize after a very productive few days. Pasang precious parents are in from Nepal and the meal included Sherpa stew with dumplings, one of my favorites, a rich stew of veggies, dumplings, and water buffalo meat . The motorcycle ride across Kathmandu was a great transition from work to play! Cowboy hats were delivered from the U.S. as promised. Men’s hats in the Sherpa culture are very important to tradition. The original Tibetan style hats were made from red panda fur. This tradition no longer occurs for obvious reasons so the hats have transitioned to a more modern cowboy hat. Pasang and Kelsung will look very handsome at the upcoming Sherpa Loshar celebrations next month!