jueves, 7 de febrero de 2008

From the first week until now





From the last moment that I updated the blog, all this has happend.
Just after finished update it I went to the school because I had promised to the children teach them a game. Following my directions all the kids were working to create the field and after listen the rules tha game stars. In the first minutes seems that they don't understand the game and all is going to fail because they are not enjoying the game. But after some corrections the fun stars. Bhola and me also play. After some games, Sangeeta appeared to tell me that the rice that she had cooked for me is ready.
The same evening Bhola invite me to go to one place quiet far away from Kathmandu, one hour, but and the end Sangeeta took me to Swayambhu, one of the most famous places of Kathmandu valley, a budisth temple, also known as Monkey Temple.
The next day, Saturday, rest day, I don't do more than play with the children in a near field.
On sunday, the weather is just perfect, and I pass the morning talking and reading an international newspaper that Bhola has brought for me. Then, Sangeeta take me to a meditation centre that is in the border of the valley. The restaurant of the meditation centre is quite famous because a vegetable pizza, that is really nice, I ate two.
When we came back to the school, the yard is full of people that doesn't do nothing with the school, just with another bussines of Sangeeta. It's amazing how she spend time for me, as well that Bhola and Himal, instead of their own duties.
The next day I wnt to the office of Unicef, but they send me to another. I spent that morning looking for it trought Kathmandu and in the way I help a gruop of Koreans to reach Durbar Square. I stop alos in every bookshop looking for a good full english version of the Ramayana, one of the fundamental epics of the Hindu culture.
When I arrive to the orphanage I shave and take a kind of shower.
Wenesday and Thrusday I went with Sangeeta to the Manakamana temple, in the Gorkha region, famous around all Nepal because its god fullfill all the whises.
On friday, I went to Rajendra office to talk about orphanage expenses and buy a Ramayana. Then I go to the school to teach the kids another game. It's a new sport that I learn in this holidays in Coruna, Ultimate, with the frisbie. This one is hard to explain to the kids, but at the end they really enjoy it. Then Himal, Sangeeta's uncle, that is realy interesting guy, help to change the Ramayan for another better. When he is taking me ot the orphanage invite me to eat in a Newar restaurant. the tipicla one from Kathmandu, that is a Newari place. Newari are a etnic.
On sunday I go to school and a lunch time Sangeeta took me to a Indian restaurant. Then I go to Rajendra's office and I meet a two new volunteers, Anna and Francoise, be;gium and french. They are making a circle around the worl and while they are in Kathmandu they will come ot the orphanage in the evenings to help me.
Monday and Tuesday I'm sick, with dhiorrea, so I spend the days in the orphanage close to the toilet.




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