This is from Seanie Blue's "ANXIOUS MOUNTAIN" A chapter from the account of trekking into the Annapurna Himal. --------------------------

In the town of Kumyu, as high above the oceans as Denver, Sandra engages in a lovefest with a wizened old lady who dances and jokes and howls in laughter as Sandi imitates her traditional dance steps. The old lady sings, Sandi sings and adds a few winks. The old lady dances out of her wrinkles back into smooth youth, and her mimic Sandi dances with her eyebrows twinkling. The old lady ... (more)