An amazing trip

My five-year-relationship ended when my boyfriend admitted he was having an affair. I packed my things and left the apartment without saying a word.

I decided to go to Nepal. I needed to find a quiet place to recover. I wanted to forget all the unhappiness.

I arrived at Pohkara, a small city in Nepal. It is very beautiful and quiet. There was nobody who knew me there and I could be by myself.

I decided to go on a four-day-trek. After having asked the manager to arrange a guide, I left the hotel office and entered the lobby. A guy came up to me and asked politely in Englsih,"Excuse me, do you live in this hotel?"

"Yes, I do." I looked up at him. To my surprise, I saw a Chinese guy smiling at me. He wore a sports cap, and his eyes were sparkling.

"How do you like it here? I am looking for a hotel."

"Oh, it's good. The services are good."

"That's great. i'll look at the rooms. Thanks for the advice."

"My pleasure." But I was curious why a Chinese guy should be speaking English to me. So I asked,"Where do you come from?"

"Oh, I come from Canada.But I was born in South Korea and emigrated to Canada when I was six. How about you?"

"I come from China."

"Your English is very good. Nice to meet you."

"Thank you. Nice to meet you too." I smiled back at him, and left.

The trek began the next day. It was an amazing trip and while walking through the mountains, I almost forgot about my troubles. At the end of the first day, we arrived at a small valley hotel. When I was opening the door to my room, the door the the next room opened, and I saw a familiar smile. It was him, the Korean guy I had met in our hotel the day before.

I found out that his name was Jacob. He had gone to do some volunteer job in India. Now the job was over and he was taking a trip around Nepal.

We found we had so much in common. I was happy whenever I saw him. He was an attractive guy, smart adn gentle. Yet when he hinted that he wanted me to be his girlfriend, I hesitated. I had been hurt deeply and it wasn't the right time to begin a new relationship. I refused his invitation of a trek together.

However, I found I was always running into him, sometimes in restaurants, sometimes in hotels. At these times, we would smile and talk to each other. When I saw him I felt warmth in my heart.

After the trek, I went back tothe hotel I had stayed. I ran into a guy and saw the familiar, bright smile again. It was him."Hey! Thank God I've find you at last."

"Have you been trying to find me here?" I was curious.

"Yes. Your guide said that you would come back to this hotel. So I moved in here too."

We both felt happy to meet again. I came to know that actually Jacob had been trying to catch me up every day of the trek. Sometimes he had walked too fast and had to stay in a restaurant for a long time, weiting for me. I was moved. He seemed to be a person I could trust.

Pohkara suddenly became a paradise for me. We went out together. I felt happy and comfortable with him. Maybe it was God's idea that Jacob and I should meet in Nepal.

However, I knew that he would go back to Canada to build up his business and I would have to go back to China. What would the future hold? I didn't want to think about it.

It was time to say goodbye. On the last day, I left the hotel without saying goodbye to him. It was too hard for me to face him.

When I got back to Zhuhai, there were several e-mails from him in my inbox. He told me that he loved me and wanted to be with me forever. He would visit me in China soon. I hope he will. I hope that our love in Nepal can have a happy ending.