Hey everyone, so I'm typing this for the first time from Tupke!!!!! School is half day on friday and Im trying out the internet cafe while the electricity is still here.
Once again this week seems to have flown by, I'm really enjoying having the company of Izzy and Miguel, Bikram has really taken to having Miguel around and has created their own comedy topi club (this is a nepalese hat that all the old men wear!).
Ok so highlights of this week...on Monday I had some really great discussions with both students and teachers about money, politics and religion in Nepal. They are such a tolerant country with regards to religion even though most are Hindu. Overall our conversations always seem to revert back to how corrupt their government is and how frustrated they are that their resources can't be properly utilized because of the greed of many in politics. I do wonder how this will change over the next 10-20 years...Anyway that same day i tried sugar cane for the first time (sooo delicious) whilst watching the colours of a wedding up the street where we live, amazing sounds of drums and crazy trumpets will all the neighbours flocking for a sight of the bride and groom, i'm really hoping i'll be invited to a wedding while im here! After this i had a little hike up the hill to watch the sunset and read my book, such bliss.
Tuesday we were all off school for Puja so I went with Izzy and Miguel to a firends house. The younger sister (suman) then showed me around the area and she made me my first roti (like a ticker chapati). Suman also goes to the school I teach at, she's lovely but has major eye problems. Her eyes have been deteriorating since she was born so that now she has only partial sight in one eye. I think she just has cataracts and its frustrating as if she was in England the problems would have been easier treated much earlier on in her life. She has now to start thinking about the possibility of her future being without any sight, I know this gets her down as you can imagine. Izzy is taking her to a specialist eye hospital in Kathmandu soon to see if there's much they can do or how she can be supported for her future, so watch this space and pray!
I'm off to visit a temple tomorrow with one of the teachers from school so really looking forward to that although think we're travelling like 3/4 hours outside of pokhara valley!
Ok, will leave it there for now incase internet cuts off! It's been sooo lovely to hear from you all so please keep emailing me. Oh also I'm off trekking in a weeks time but more on that next week...
Peace and love xx
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