Week in an unfamiliar activity

Week in unfamiliar: my experience of stay  in         Tsum valley 

This the small village in the northern part of Nepal where i was born. It is located above the altitude of 3500 ft high. This is a very remote place and a very culturally rich place. There are many monuments, stupas and monasteries and shrines located in this region built from since ancient times.
During my summer break i was able to go to my village for almost a month was the best unforgettable moment that i ever had. It took five days for me and my big brother who was accompanying me to reach our home. In total it took us five days to reach our home town. One day by local bus from the city and Four days took on the trails where we had to walk early in the morning till evening time as there is no transportation facility available there. It was a monsoon season and there was irregular rainfall. Because the roads/ trails were not graveled, many trails were swept away by the rain. There were also many landslide cases and minor floods. Some of the bridges were unstable and dangerous to cross especially in this season. 

When i reached the valley, i was able to experience the richness in the natural beauty and the culture that had nearly forgotten about my birth place. As it was monsoon season, the valley was still cold but green and beautiful. During my stay there i experience many changes that my village has gone through since the last time i was there. There were new houses, new bridges and many new people. i was involved in the religious activity there. There was a big prayer ceremony organised for the new temple that was being built. Many people from the villages gathered there and the monks and nuns held the prayer ceremony. It is a big day for the local people to see the consecration of the new temple. People in this region is very religious and has a great devotion towards their religion. There were sponsors(people from the village who contribute for the ceremony such as giving drinks to people or offerings), the organizers and volunteers helping in the ceremony. It is applicable to say that there is very deep relation and respect between people of this region and their deep contribution. I was one of the minor volunteer helping in setting up for the religious activities. My brother was part of the organizer and so i was following my brother with the process. Learning the history behind the ceremony and the deeper understanding g of the religion and tradition was very tough and new experience. I also went on excursion to small deserted monasteries and temples with my brother. My brother has been doing his studying on the history and pilgrimage in the valley. So, i was always with him. Travelling with him and going on a pilgrimage gives you far deeper meaning and understanding of the importance of the pilgrimage and understanding of the history. We saw that many of the monasteries an, temples that we visited were deserted and was in need of great care and renovation because they has great historical importance and religious importance. So, you learn the global importance of these historic monuments and temples.

During my return to the city, i had to go through the same journey, trekking for four days and then one day by bus.