The two views from our roof top in Dhapasi.
Durbar Square.
The almighty Shivani...god of destruction (and like ALL things bad).I FINALLY committed to doing my laundry and even though it was cold and cloudy. I washed all my clothes, BY HAND! After I had put all my clothes on the line, Anne made a really good point...if the sun didn't come out I wouldn't have any dry clothes at the end of the day. Ooops! I guess you live and you learn. *Side Note: The sun came out mid-morning, and it was beautiful weather all day. So, my clothes did end up drying quite nicely.*
Today was another PHENOMENAL day with Shivani. I had my language lesson, which I must admit Nepali is getting easier everyday. Then immediately following, Shivani and I grabbed a micro bus to "new" road, then I had the interesting experience of going to the "mall." I wanted Shivani to show me where she did her clothes shopping. The funniest thing about the mall, was in certain shops they had knock off American Eagle and Abercrombie&Fitch clothes. Also, they had t-shirts with writing on the front, though unfortunately whoever wrote on the shirt didn't have good enough english to spell correctly. Haha!
After the mall, Shivani and I had lunch then headed to Durbar square. Shivani explained to me that when Nepal had a king and a queen, Durbar square was where they lived. I took some pictures, but I don't think I quite captured the beauty of the wood work. The windows and door ways are so intricately carved, it is so beautiful. We then took a short walk from Durbar square to Thamel, where I was determined to find the perfect fingerless mitts. Which after about a half of an hour torturing Shivani, I found the pair I wanted. Simple, green and small enough for my hands. It was a successful shopping trip. The only downfall to being at Thamel so late, is we had a really hard time finding a bus back to Daphasi. Shavani and I ended up just going to Basandhara together and then I got to take a LOVELY walk up the hill to the Volunteer house. The weather was just so beautiful, with the sun out and setting, I just didn't want to even be inside.
Once, back at the volunteer house the usual evening ensued. Although I did sit on the roof and watch the sunset, which was incredible. Tomorrow, I hope to go the Banepa, where I would like to do my first placement. There is a children's hospital located there and I am very excited to go look at it. Until Then.
Today was another PHENOMENAL day with Shivani. I had my language lesson, which I must admit Nepali is getting easier everyday. Then immediately following, Shivani and I grabbed a micro bus to "new" road, then I had the interesting experience of going to the "mall." I wanted Shivani to show me where she did her clothes shopping. The funniest thing about the mall, was in certain shops they had knock off American Eagle and Abercrombie&Fitch clothes. Also, they had t-shirts with writing on the front, though unfortunately whoever wrote on the shirt didn't have good enough english to spell correctly. Haha!
After the mall, Shivani and I had lunch then headed to Durbar square. Shivani explained to me that when Nepal had a king and a queen, Durbar square was where they lived. I took some pictures, but I don't think I quite captured the beauty of the wood work. The windows and door ways are so intricately carved, it is so beautiful. We then took a short walk from Durbar square to Thamel, where I was determined to find the perfect fingerless mitts. Which after about a half of an hour torturing Shivani, I found the pair I wanted. Simple, green and small enough for my hands. It was a successful shopping trip. The only downfall to being at Thamel so late, is we had a really hard time finding a bus back to Daphasi. Shavani and I ended up just going to Basandhara together and then I got to take a LOVELY walk up the hill to the Volunteer house. The weather was just so beautiful, with the sun out and setting, I just didn't want to even be inside.
Once, back at the volunteer house the usual evening ensued. Although I did sit on the roof and watch the sunset, which was incredible. Tomorrow, I hope to go the Banepa, where I would like to do my first placement. There is a children's hospital located there and I am very excited to go look at it. Until Then.
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