#11. Leaving Bhutan (2): Avoiding Faux Pas At A Nepali Wedding
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Joshua Cook is now in a village at the start of the Annapurna Circuit, one of the Himalayas' most famous hiking routes. In this second part of Travel Tape's interview series with the itinerant literature teacher, we talk about missing life and friendships in Bhutan, the trials of teaching in a poor community, avoiding faux pas at a local wedding, preparing for a month-long trek, and reflect on the wisdom for modern nomads in the Robert Service poem "The Men Who Don't Fit In."  
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