so i am here!


its weird, after planning for ages and ages
it seems terrible surreal,
but yeah i am here sitting typing away in someone's house
because i didnt think to ask whether there was internet
in my room- which there is arrrrgh!
but at least it'll give me time to read and
get away from the world for a bit you know?

so anyway- trip was awesome,
had cushy seats that were the last row so i could
recline without feeling guilty-
watched He's Just Not That Into You
which I've wanted to watch for yonks,
and had great curry to eat so I was happy enough!
(and also scored High Scores in Tetris!)

and then upon reaching in Delhi,
they brought us transit people to the business lounge
to sit and enjoy complimentary food while
waiting for my flight to Nepal-
which was pretty awesome!

the last flight from Delhi- Nepal
was a short one but even then, they served food as well,
you gotta love that Asian hospitality (:

so yeah flying into the Kathmandu valley
surrounded by these majestic mountains was
quite an experience, but too bad the mountains are covered
by clouds most of the time so i can't see too well
but you can always see the outline of the mountain range
beyond the clouds, its really beautiful.

cars are crazy here
you hear stories of india where the drivers are
insane and it's pretty much the same here!
they honk every 3 seconds (REALLY!)
without any need to so its a constant cacophony
of honking, people shouting, and lots MORE honking!
crossing the road is a serious life hazard
but i haven't seen anyone knocked down yet
so i'm crossing my fingers!

im told that the school im teaching at is very flexible
so i can take time off and go traveling for abit,
which will be nice once my roommate gets here!

its very dusty as well, and its quite dirty but
not as bad as i had thought it would be
(from watching Slumdog Millionnaire!)
and its like teluk intan i think but of course
a lot more indian people and more rundown.

i live next to a zoo!
and my room is actually next to the lion's cage
so apparently i will be wakened up the lion's roar,
which is pretty cool because how many people can say
that they've lived next to a zoo??

i'm actually sweating so much already,
which is ridiculous because i grew up in the
hottest country in the world (not really!)
but i'm so used to stupid belfast weather that
i'm sweating more than the Brits here,
which is terrible ):

oh, and food here is quite cheap which is nice
but i dont think i can be bothered to cook
because washing up and everything requires
water boiling and lots of sanitation steps
so ill just stick with the cereals for awhile,
i got 1kg of mangoes for 50p which is great!
(:

i sound quite cheery and happy but
this morning i was kicking myself for
choosing to go for 10 weeks!
what was i thinking, honestly?
(especially when I was eating my usual breakfast
of peanutbutterjam sandwich with the brown bread
i bought that was as hard as a rock ):
and thinking of the good squidgey Hovis Granary ones!)

but i think i just have to get used to it and
things will get better with time!

continue to pray for me and i will update as much as possible!
(: