Jul 17, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, California July 17, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: My good friend, John Dorans, lives in New York. He and his brother, Robert, hosted Mingma and his cousin, Nima, to dinner in Manhattan at Cucina E Vino Petrarch. Wish IÂ was there! Thanks John & Robert...
Jul 13, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 13, 20105 Dear Family & Friends: Mingma spent 3 days in San Francisco, 3 days in Seattle and is now in New York, where he will stay for 8 days before returning home. He will return home with some good memories and stories from his first visit...
Jul 6, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 6, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: Thanks to the generosity of Kelly & Vinny, two of Amy & Simon’s dear friends, Mingma was able to participate in the 80th birthday celebration of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. This meant so much to...
Jul 5, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 5, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: This video says it all: Thanks to the generosity of some friends of Amy & Simon (Kelly & Vinny), Mingma has front row seats to a presentation today by the Dalai Lama at the Honda Center in Anaheim. He is...
Jul 4, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 4, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: Happy 4th of July! July 3rd was Disney Day for Mingma. We had a really fun day at Disneyland and California Adventure. The parks were crowded, but we enjoyed our trip anyway. We toured the parks and went...
Jul 3, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 3, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: Yesterday was “Surf Day” for our Nepalese Beach Boy. We all met at 24th Street, one of the hottest surfing venues in Newport Beach. Our dear friends, Paul & Denise Fejtek, opened up their...
Jul 1, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. July 1, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: On June 29, Mingma and I traveled out to the desert for a two-day stay at our condominium in Palm Desert. The first day, we chilled out in the 110 degree heat. A lot of time was spent at the pool. On June 30, we...
Jun 29, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. June 29, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: On June 27, Mingma went with a Sherpa family to visit Los Angeles and Hollywood. The highlight of the day was an 80-person brigade of naked bicyclists riding down Hollywood Blvd. Welcome to California Mingma! By...
Jun 28, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. June 28, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: On June 26, we visited historic Laguna Beach on the California coast. Then, a quick trip to New York. We concluded the day with a stroll around Balboa Island and dinner at one of the Island restaurants. I...
Jun 26, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Costa Mesa, Ca. June 27, 2015 Dear Family & Friends: On the evening of June 25, we hosted a welcome reception at our home for Mingma. My family and a group of Everest friends from Orange County attended. It was very special and fun evening. I showed a...
