Notes on Nepal #2

So I have been in Nepal for more than a week now, it's been an interesting time. How to sum it up in just a few short paragraphs! We have finished our lanuguage course and I suprised myself doing quite well in the test yesterday, not quite fluent yet mind you! There was a group of about 10 of us taking part so we had some good laughs. Today we are splitting up, with some people off to their placements.

A group of us are going to Lamatar village today. It's a small village on the outskirts of the Kathmandu valley. There we will stay with a Nepali family for 4 nights, eating their food, using their bathroom (apparently thats quite an experience) and getting involved with village and family life.

After that we head to Chitwan national park, where we will do some whitewater rafting, and elephant safari and jungle treking.

I have changed my placement slightly, I will be staying in Chitwan for an extra week, taking part in some conservation work, planting trees and searching for seedlings (?) After that I will be heading back to Kathmandu to do a 2 week placement in the Balaju orphanage. Friends of mine have headed there today so they are going to email me what it is like! I'm quite excited now because there are so many different things coming up!