I arrived yesterday in Kathmandu and stayed with my friend Kaushal's family the first night. They were very generous, and I really appreciate their help. Other than that, I just started training today. I got here the same time as another volunteer - Scott from Canada. It's just us two, and we learned some phrases today and visited the local Monkey Temple. I'll get some pics up as soon as I figure out how. This is a very different culture from what we have in the US. Males sometimes walk around holding hands, and that carries no sexual overtones. (It's supposedly the same throughout most of southeast Asia.) In fact homosexuality is very rare over here, so I can't take it the wrong way when a guy gets touchy feely with me. Cows are common in the streets. Can't drink the water. Gotta try not to get run over by a taxi or motorbike being that there is no real distinction between the sidewalk and the road. All in all, it's a culture shock at the present, but I am lookign forward to immersing myself in this beautiful land.
3 comments:
I'm a un peu jealous.
I want some culture shock.
Houston is still fat, crowded, and stressful. You're not missing much.
But I miss you.
muches of loves,
-K
Thanks Kev, you would love the craziness here. Animals walking around everywhere in the streets. Dogs fighting. Goats being carried on motorcycles. Cows every other corner. The Nepali Airlines sacrificed 2 goats to fix the electrical problems they were have with a plane to appease the sky god. I head off to my village tomorrow, so updates will be difficult, but I'm tres excited.
I miss you too.
Heaps of love,
Chinni Raja (Sugar King - my new name here)
Chinni Raja...that is all I am going to call you from now on. Well played Nepal.
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