Already a month has passed since my last post here. Time flies. So many things have happened over this past month, and a sequence of events has brought me to where I am now - Dharamshala, the land of the Dalai Lama. On the same day I wrote my last post, I got stomach sick. Some unwanted parasite decided my belly was a nice place to live. It took me some time to recover - for around 3 days, I barely ate anything. I got weak, and after regaining a bit of appetite, I was super careful with the food I ate while staying in Naggar. The owner was very kind and always checked in to see how I was doing. They cooked some light meals that were good for my stomach, and I slowly started to get better. On the day I was supposed to check out of the guesthouse and head to my next volunteering project, I received a message from the host saying it had to be cancelled because they didn't have many guests due to the rainy weather. I had 2 hours left until check-out and no idea where to go. I decided ...