33 : the search begins immediately upon landing in kathmandu , i drove directly to the kopan monastery , where i found master gyatso to be a friendly , talkative fellow , and although he would not divulge the name of the visiting american 'seeker ' , his description of the yankee pilgrim fitted brane 's profile , to a t. yes , my good friend nicky hartman did visit us for a week before departing for a concert in thailand .