In the last month we’ve been to Sri Lanka and Nepal! In Sri Lanka we got to enjoy some paradise-quality beaches (I swam with a turtle, wooo!), while in Nepal we hung out with the locals (the people were so chill!) and breathed in the fresh Himalayan air… instead it wasn’t so, because the wildfires in the area were so extreme we were stuck in our hotel room for a week due to air pollution. Yup. Still, I’ll always remember this time fondly: it was then, sitting by a tiny table in our room and gazing into a white sheet of smoke outside, when I finished writing my novel!
This achievement alone infused these sulky days with a special significance. And how could it not—I spent around 5 years working on this thing, so when I wrote the final sentence, I felt like I was finally free. Now comes the hard part: getting it out there.
But alas, this can wait. The sky has cleared and we’re going on a pretty long hike (maybe to climb Mount Everest? Who knows?). I’ll write another post when we get back!