Author Caryl Sherpa at Capitola Book Cafe

I Taste Fire, Earth, Rain: Elements of a Life with a Sherpa by Carol Sherpa

While trekking around the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal, Caryl, from Los Angeles, is attracted to her Sherpa guide, Nima. She denies her feelings at first, but as she comes to know the land and the Sherpas, she falls in love with Nima, his country and his people. Caryl and Nima struggle to find balance between their home countries and who they have become now that their lives are intertwined. This is an inspiring story of love, cultural exploration, and the revelation that in the Himalaya anything is possible. Together, this unlikely couple welcomed and received the fire, earth and rain celebrated in Tibetan Buddhist astrology—the passion, the foundation, and the purification that allowed them to grow and flourish.