in the city of Nepal

when i landed in nepal everything was like a whole new landscape. literally everything about the place is different. whilst still having that Indian classic feel. i know so many people that who would travel there. who want to just live there for the rest of there life. and there soul will always be satisfied, thats a fact!

so the first 4 days where spent in the Tibetan hotel in a street called thamel. it has a beautiful view that looks over the central tourist district of Kathmandu. Streets are busy and pact, always merchants trying to sell small hand made violins and tabla drums, trying desperately to make a living. your heart falls for them but you have to remain strong. (i want to apologize for the late blog entry, this place has barely any connection so the internet is mega slow, sorry about this. You don't realize how lucky you are!). I shared a room with a guy called Micheal. at first i wasn't to keen on him as all he would do would talk about how much he misses his drinks and what not. but as the few days progressed, we really got on despite the differences, We went site seeing, took millions of photos and witness the beauty of the monkey temple, This a temple that the Buddhist's go to to attain spiritual cleanliness, i bought a tabla drum from there to remind me of the beauty, so every time i play it, it will always remind me of such a place and time. Like taking a musical photograph of the environment i was in lol . So all is good right now but none of the spirit of Nepal was captured until we reached our project site Sirutar. We were both allocated with a host family who would technically be our parents for the short stay. So we stayed in the main central Kathmandu for 4 days to get us used to the ethics of Nepal.

In Sirutar it's just a different ball game all together. everywhere you look its foresty and green. wild dogs and birds both linger together in harmony. something that Kathmandu doesn't capture is the pure hardworking Nepalese nature, and feelings of tranquility and peace. Our platform2 group are set out to construct the foundations of a local school within Sirutar. This consisted of heavy digging and shifting pieces of mud to fill and level the rough battered land. Now working from 9 till 5 in such intense labour, including the burning heat that just pierces through your head. makes you sweat like you've had a shower. Somthing no one can experience in England.
the feelings of fatigue just surge through you. and its only 20 mins in. lol. very hardcore man..
Back at the host family, me and Micheal have been given Nepali names, this is something of the norm in Nepali culture. I was named by my host sister "Ram" which is a Hindi god, i don't know much about the story of Ram. Or what Micheal's Nepali name is. but will make an effort to find out lol!

I guess that's all for now Ive only spent a week in Nepal altogether! will definitely keep you guys informed. whenever i get the chance.