HELLO EVERYONE!
As you may have guessed I have arrived safe and well with no hitches! My flight arrived yesterday afternoon, and I was greeted by VSO staff with a Marigold garland and a Nepalese purse, a very warm welcome. Once all volunteers had joined up at the airport, we were driven straight to our Guesthouse which is in the centre of Kathmandu. Driving through the streets at night was quite an experience, the traffic is so busy and the candle lit stalls spill out onto the roads - selling nicknacks, clothes, and ...lots of meat (heads of various animals and carcusses, the vegetarian in me is truly alive and well!)
I am staying in this Guesthouse for the next 8days, along with 12 other VSO volunteers from around the world - inc. VSO India, Canada, Philipines, and Netherlands. We will then move to a more rural village for 2 months to have our in country training and language lessons, but also to take time away from the intensity of the city and see more of the 'real Nepal'. Which is probably a good thing as I don't think I will get much sleep in this place, it looks out over a square which seems to be all hussle and bussle by 6am, with cars beeping, people shouting, dogs barking - it's a very lively place, put it that way!
This morning i've explored the streets nearby, a mixture of lovely quiet back streets looking down over the roof tops below, with amazing fruit hanging from the trees, and streets filled with hundreds of people, cars, dogs and buses. I managed to find myself sandwiched between a bus and a motorbike, but just went for it and that seemed to do the trick. I think being assertive is the only way to be whilst making my way around town, it will make london seem like a doddle when I'm back!
I will leave my Rathbone waffle at that, as I have no idea how much this place is charging me, but will be sure to pop back online soon and fill you in with the next installment.
Wishing you all well,
Love Helen x
5 comments:
Woo first comment! I feel so privileged! So glad to hear you have arrived safely. It all sounds very interesting already. I can't wait for instalment number 2! Take care and I hope you make lots of VSO friends.
Love Lisa
P.s. I have the 1st out of the 52 Danny Wallace articles I am to collect for you. Quite a good one!
Hiya Helen, so glad you had a good trip and a happy arrival. Sounds like a truly different world. Looking forward to reading your blog over these months.
Have a great time Helen and keep an eye out for the buses ... I hope the countryside is less manic and really beautiful. It will be great to hear about your adventures to bring excitement to a life full of feeding and changing babies!
Zoe, George & Louisa xx
Hey sugar!!hope you're ok!!im really happy that you're having what appears to be an ammmmaziing experience so far!!im glad everyone is nice and looking after u out there. It would be great to see some photos of your adventures in the not too distant future!! ;-) take care of yourself hun and im already looking forward to your next post!!Lots of love and hugs from Cardiff! from sian xxx
whooops i'm a bit dozey, only just spotted these comment box malarkies!! Thankyouuu, keep them coming!! H xx
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