Yak Yak Yak

I went to a section of Kathmandu called Thamel. It seems like the section of town that has taken to Western influence the most, for better or for worse. Dance clubs, fine dining and oodles of entrepreneurs selling everything from scarves to Everest flights to Nepali weed (I was propositioned twice. I'm sure it has something to do w/ my lack of a haircut). However our group went because Thamel is also known for its bookstores (dork alert in full effect here). While making our way between bookstores I saw a T-shirt that had a line of Yaks across the chest and underneath this string of animals was a string of words that read "Yak, Yak, Yak, Yak". Upon seeing this I couldn't stop laughing, and then it dawned on me to ask what the Tibetan word for Yak was. One of the folks in our group is a Tibetan language scholar and she informed me that the Tibetan word for Yak is indeed Yak. If you have made it this far in this post I have just rewarded you with an indispensable piece of knowledge. Go forth and let everyone know you speak a little Tibetan. Once I figure out how to upload pictures on these shared computers I'll post a picture of what happens to people who make fun of my Yak story.