This week the farthest I traveled was the Bouddhanath stupa. I fell asleep on the bus because otherwise I get very motion sick from all of the abrupt braking, but I think it was about an hour bus ride into the city.
The farthest I’ve been so far has been the Chitwan National Park in the Terai region, which is the southern flatland region. We spent about five days there in a city called Sauraha. We explored the jungle on foot, on elephant and by jeep. We ran from a rhino, though we didn't have to climb any trees. We learned about the Tharu people and ate dinner in the village with a Tharu neighborhood. We danced all night and then rode back to the hotel on pony-driven chariots!
Mostly I walk where I need to go, but we have a van that takes us throughout the city for field trips and different lectures. The highways are extremely hectic and crowded, so I'm grateful I don't need to walk or drive myself on those roads. For the scavenger hunt, I had to use the public bus system, which is similarly hectic. They fill the bus with more people than I would've thought possible! People slightly hang out of the door when the bus is at full capacity and movement is extremely limited.
