" My love is like lemonade. Beloved, let me glove you down"

Hey all,
The title of this blog is a reference to the extremely awkward bollywood film we watched this week. It is a direct translation of one of the songs.
So there have been a few key developments this week. 1) though manali has fantastic food, and a staggeringly beautiful view, it doesn't contain much else. It is a very small town, with enough Shawls to blanket all of India to be sure. 2)The hospital that I am at is absolutely amazing, but unless you assert yourself, one might be a little bored.
Kate and I have been hanging out all week meeting people, walking through the hospital, and we even got to stand in on a bowl surgery. Though I realize that not everyone would find that to be an accomplishment..we happen to be very thrilled. I almost passed out on the floor of the Operating theater, so had to leave prematurely. Though Kate tells me it was quite amazing. I am still trying to figure out what set me off, but who knows, maybe surgery just isnt the place for me.
As for this weekend, we went hiking through the hills today, and experienced a renewed sense of awe and wonder after climbing to a point on the hill where the mountains literally spread out in front of them, replete with spiked snow tipped peaks, and the cloud cover sending shadows down on them. We even saw an immense mountain waterfall which I have secretly been hunting for.
Tomorrow I think we will go on a trek to see what else we can discover.

Other than that, things are beautifully tranquil here. Now that the rain and hail has stopped (first time in my life "hail the size of golf balls" has had any meaning), we are able to venture out, and enjoy the crisp mountain atmosphere. We are getting along great with the medical students here, and its nice to have the new company. Kate is a wonderful travel companion, and we have spent much of the week just laughing at our situation, and gawking at how gorgeous it is.
Aside from small adventures, and many employee satisfaction surveys, things are peaceful.
Much love to all.