In the beginning of March I returned to Daragaon Village, this time together with a volunteer nurse, Sarah from the UK, and to stay with a new family. The principal of the school, Binod, is opening up a hotel so wasn't able to host us because they are quite busy. So we are staying with Sobhit Rai (who I am to call "Daju" - meaning elder brother), his wife Sumi ("Baoju" - elder brother's wife), their nine month old son, Precious, and Sobhit's 13 year old cousin, Martha ("Bohini" - younger sister), who lives with them to help with the baby.
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| Martha, Me, Sumi, Sobhit, Precious and Sarah |
Our house is at the very top of the village, with an incredible view of Kanchenzonga, the world's third highest peak!
Right from the beginning they welcomed us warmly and after a week we were no longer "guests" and were helping and pulling our weight in the family. For the most part, this means helping out with cooking and minding the children. Together with Sumi, Sarah and I have learned how to make many delicious Nepali dishes and treats...
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| Fried Rice |
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| "Rook rook" |
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| Egg Curry |
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| Ochhar (similar to pico de gallo) |
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| Popped (ish) corn |
It was wonderful to return to the school, especially bearing gifts from the US. Most exciting was the replies (with photos) from their American penpals.
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| Class 6 |
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| Class 4 |
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| Class 5 |
A few students had changed schools, which made for a convenient excuse to go to their houses to hand deliver the letters...
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| Sobhit Daju, Sonam Ongdi (class 6) and me |
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| Showing photos of the school in the US to Phurba Dorjee (class 4) and his family |
Additionally, I brought a bunch of new books (with more on the way), kindly paid for by an eighth grade girl in the Seattle who raised hundreds of dollars for literacy and decided to donate the money to my school!
All going well here, now it's off the internet and back to the village...
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