Life in Salleri Village is an interesting time! We are woken each morning with 'bed tea' which is a hand delivered cup of tea to our beds. We then lounge in bed for an hour or so sharing proverbs for the day from a book picked up in Kathmnadu (todays one was 'a radish digs his own hole'.), and looking up interesting stories from the old testament. Every other morning or so we can have the luxury of a hot bucket of water to wash with. Through the paper thin walls we also hear one of our team doing his meditation which is a strange mixture of the sound of a yak heard approaching and a yeti trying to clear its throat.
Breakfast is usually porridge, or eggs and we then hit the school. First up is 'Assembly' which is time for the National Anthem, Brain Gym and other songs. Then into the classroom for the days content. I have run a few sessions with a translator which has been fun. I explained Human Battleships as a game today and was met with blank stares. 'What do you mean, the person dies??' I suddenly realised I was probably reminding them of civil war conflict and they were concerned, but luckily my translator figured it out and explained the person didn't actually die, they only pretend. Phew.
The other day I sat down after a lesson about rain formation in the mountains and there was a very animated discussion happening. Finally they asked me (through a translator, "What is an octapus?". Of course. Reminded me of Jeffery Butt in Geography.
After the day, we debrief and then walk home. I usually get distracted by the small children shouting 'Namaste!' at me, or the chickens, or the century old donkey sitting on the hill. I also found a shop that sells Milky Way bars. Heck yes!! Best 50cents of my life! Back home, get greeted with a hot choco, digestive biscuits and a much needed rest. Usually spent sharing stories about our days. Then back to work planning the next day. These guys know nothing of efficiency. They run these training courses several times a year, yet each night they sit round trying to figure out what to do the next day. Very strange. I'm trying to teach efficiency. I think Im fighting an uphill cultural battle!
We have 2 more days in this village and then a days walk, to a new village where we do the whole thing again. And again.
We are growing as a team though and having a lot of fun. Many questions being asked, and sharing of cultures. I have had it confirmed I can help teach in an international school in Kathmandu for a few weeks after this and might just get to squeeze in a quick trip to Tibet, to get the Lhasa. That would be awesome if it works out!
Love to all, am enjoying keeping in touch on the old facebook.
Breakfast is usually porridge, or eggs and we then hit the school. First up is 'Assembly' which is time for the National Anthem, Brain Gym and other songs. Then into the classroom for the days content. I have run a few sessions with a translator which has been fun. I explained Human Battleships as a game today and was met with blank stares. 'What do you mean, the person dies??' I suddenly realised I was probably reminding them of civil war conflict and they were concerned, but luckily my translator figured it out and explained the person didn't actually die, they only pretend. Phew.
The other day I sat down after a lesson about rain formation in the mountains and there was a very animated discussion happening. Finally they asked me (through a translator, "What is an octapus?". Of course. Reminded me of Jeffery Butt in Geography.
After the day, we debrief and then walk home. I usually get distracted by the small children shouting 'Namaste!' at me, or the chickens, or the century old donkey sitting on the hill. I also found a shop that sells Milky Way bars. Heck yes!! Best 50cents of my life! Back home, get greeted with a hot choco, digestive biscuits and a much needed rest. Usually spent sharing stories about our days. Then back to work planning the next day. These guys know nothing of efficiency. They run these training courses several times a year, yet each night they sit round trying to figure out what to do the next day. Very strange. I'm trying to teach efficiency. I think Im fighting an uphill cultural battle!
We have 2 more days in this village and then a days walk, to a new village where we do the whole thing again. And again.
We are growing as a team though and having a lot of fun. Many questions being asked, and sharing of cultures. I have had it confirmed I can help teach in an international school in Kathmandu for a few weeks after this and might just get to squeeze in a quick trip to Tibet, to get the Lhasa. That would be awesome if it works out!
Love to all, am enjoying keeping in touch on the old facebook.
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