Football (Soccer) before Arctic Blast: Below Freezing Point

It was last Sunday. Temperature of the day was ~ 14F. It was not that bad, if we compare the temperature of the same place in recent days. When everyone was inside their warm home celebrating vacation time with friends and family, we (Nepalese community in Laramie) choose to celebrate new year by playing outdoor football.

Venue: Curt Gowdy lake.

Elevation: 7,041 feet (2,146 meters)

Temp: 14oF

It was very cold. The game was played for half an hour. Undergrads played against grads and they secured  2 goals over 1. It was very fun although we couldn't play longer coz of cold.

Ice Fishing: New Adventure In New Place

Ice fishing was totally a new experience to me. I remember my school science class where we had to asnwer a question like this-"Why can fish survive in a frozen lake? If I remember correctly, this question was important question. We knew the answer. But we didn't have the chance to see even in photo or in video. Today I had gone to Curt Gowdy lake, WY with friends. The lake was totally frozen with ~1.5 feet ice. It was very exciting and adventurous moment for me.

Curt Gowdy lake was full of ice on its surface. Ice on the lake was transparent.

बन्द् कीर्तिपुर

हिजो बेलुका सम्म् तिन दिने बन्द् फिर्ता हुन्छ् कि भनेर आशा गर्नेहरुलाई बन्द फिर्ता नहुने भए पछि हिस्स पार्यो। बिहानैको चिसोमा कीर्तिपुर को पाङा दोबाटोमा तिर टहल्दा पसलहरु सबै बन्द थिय। माओबादीको बन्द त्यो पनि कीर्तिपुरमा!पछिल्लो निर्बाचन देखि कीर्तिपुर् माओबादीमय बनेको छ क्यारे।

औसधि पसल बाहेक सबै बन्द। पत्रिका बाटोमा बेचिदै थिय। मान्छेहरु चोकमा घाम ताप्दै, पत्रिका पड्दै, गफ् गर्दै थिए। चिया त खानै पर्यो-बिहान, त्यो पनि चिसो समय अनि बन्दमा।

हिजो अस्ति कसैले भन्दै थिए-यो बन्द त फिर्ता गर्छ् कि। पुरै फिर्ता नगरे पनि पछिल्लो २ दिनको त पक्क फिर्ता हुन्छ। आज बन्द भए पनि भोलि पर्सी को फिर्ता गर्छन् कि भनेर आशा गर्ने हरु पनि तमम छन्। अनि कसैले भन्दै थिए-कार्यकर्ताले के मान्लान र फिर्ता लिन। मानै कि बन्द कार्यकर्तालाई सक्रिय राख्नलाई हो। जागिर भएका, बन्दले आम्दानी कम नहुने हरुले भन्दै थिए-फिर्ता भयो भने त बोर हुन्छ यार्। कस्तो प्लान छ तिन दिनको बन्दमा!! एक जना सर ले भन्दै थिय-धेरै भयो बिदा नभाको मजाले घाम तापेर बिताइन्छ बन्दमा।