Lazarow World-Hike-About: 70.18 Nepal: An admissions conundrum.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Nepal: Machapuchare takes a breather from the clouds. Sarangkot sits on a mountain 18,000 feet below, while even lower is Shanti Stupa. (A lot lower are two people in awe.)

'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every three, or slightly less, months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2025, the blog contained over 1,800 hikes (far less than actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end. Our reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

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Friday, January 30, 2026

70.18 Nepal: An admissions conundrum.

Admissions conundrum: 2083: Can't we keep it simple?

I spent much of the day pondering an issue. Fortunately, the day was very enjoyable, so I did not let the dilemma get to me...too badly. When we passed this information/advertising poster, it struck me as almost impossible to understand. Let me start at the beginning and try to get across the various issues.

Admissions to pre-school for 2083 mean that enrollment is now open, some 57 years into the future. I have heard of popular schools, but I believe this one really flatters itself. It means that for a person to register say a 3-4 year old kid, the planning of the birth of the child, (average age of 20 years for first-time parents), should take place in 41 years' time. (Conception and pregnancy say 1 plus 3 years for entry age.) As the parents-to-be, are not born as yet, and the grandparents to be might not be born either or are very young, it appears that the future great-grandparents need to enroll their future great-grandchildren. As to how many, their genders, names are anyone's guess when completing an enrollment application. After a while, I became further confused, even more frustrated and gave up thinking of it. I have to admit the Nepalese are far smarter than me. In fact, they live in a different dimension.

For this system to function, the existing applications should have been made for previous generations of unborn kids, in this case, the grandparents and parents of the children due in 57 years' time, many years earlier. If ever one could see the need for AI (artificial intelligence), this must be the occasion . Perhaps a reader might sympathize with my confusion and realize as strenuous as the hike was in places, it was nothing compared with the mental struggle and anguish suffered while pondering the ramifications of the process.

After the hike, I decided to raise the issue with Jen. She considered the issues I raised, tried to empathize with me and then came up with a rather simple and succinct answer. She expressed herself quite nicely by sharing my anguish but also, pointing out a small but easily missed point.

"Jeffrey, you probably forgot that while most of the world is currently in the year 2026 (Gregorian), the Nepalese are far ahead--their year is currently 2082 with the new year just 'around the corner'. Now big boy, do you have any other issues you require further elucidation? By the way, I know when I see you walking about on these mountains you feel like 129 (73 plus 56) years old, you're still relatively young.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

I think I need a good sunrise and sunset to provide some comfort following a tough day in the Himalayas.

Sunrise...