Getting local with potato picking
It's scary to see how time flies as we approach our final month of teaching. We have learnt so much about Nepalese culture, village life...
Neighbors and Nepalese cooking
The Nepalese or our school in particular seem to be very keen on holidays. We were told last minute again that we have a four day holiday...
party ,party, party... the true village life!
This week has been a fun week, full of partying! Back in January we were told a group of English scouts were coming for the day and they...


Celebrating our 'festival' for a change
We have had another busy week at school and have experienced more of village life which has been fun. School has been going well and we...


Dancing by moonlight
Usually we spend our Saturdays visiting Syangja or relaxing in the sun but this week we spent the day with Amrita and her two little...


Sunset walks, popcorn and grinding millet- beginning to feel like home.
This week has been good fun but definitely a busy and intense one. The grade 10's have been sitting their exams so it has been...


Our first weekend off!
This weekend has to one of the most indulgent, glutinous and excessive weekends of my life. However, it started with the most terrifying...


Naughty children but still loving it!
Each week we seem to feel more comfortable and enjoy school more which is nice. Having said that the novelty of us is beginning to wear...


Entertaining classes, our first visitors and power cuts- week 2 at school
We began our second week at school a little more secure and confident of what we were doing. We were asked to teach grade 10, the eldest...


A steep learning curve but settling in
We spent the rest of the week learning more about village life, trying to discover how much our students know and planning lessons. The...

