Happenings

I've been working in my placement for about a week now. I think I know all the kids names, and the physio routine for the kid that needs it. I'm loving helping them with homework, hanging out with them, playing games, singing etc, but its really tough when they go to school. The home is way out of the city, I have to take two local buses and walk for half an hour to get to Thamel (where I stay in town). So I have too much think space when they go to school. And then I miss home. A lot. I'm reading books, I'm tidying the home, going for walks, but being alone is awful. I'm really not coping well with it.
I'm getting my nose pierced today (hopefully). So thats exciting. Also, I'm planning to leave my placement at the home a week early so I can go to Chitiwan National Park (elephants, tigers and the such) and Pokara (I can't spell that but its basically the gateway to the mountains, beautiful views and all the rest). I need to find someone to go with though, because apparently travelling alone they like to bump up the prices. So I'll have a chat to some other volunteers. Depending on the cost of things I'm also planning on going to the birthplace of Budda for New Years, which will be better than hanging out in Thamel with all the drunk westerners. Wow, Sophie will have to budget her money (!).

Wish me luck.