the wind-up

today i was ill.. the whole day. the night before i was coughing all night. Didn't get a bit of sleep, it felt so bad words cant describe it lol. i was coughing up blood after the first part of the night... and the coughing after that started hurting the lower part of my stomach. It actually felt like i was been punched there every time i coughed.. the next day was work and i was just too shattered, mentally and physically.

Although i skipped work today.. i made sure i tried to get the most out of the day and the gorgeous weather that i will never experience in London. i went on the roof. the house is like a cube shaped building so its easy access to the roof. just 3 flights of stairs and your on that roof with the most immense view of the mountains and rice paddies.

In about half an hour im going to the hospital so i have to make this short and sweet.

i took my ipod and some ipod speakers that i purchased from Kathmandu. Got my spare blanket that was given to us by the family laid it on the ground.. took out some murakami..listening to ravi shankar.. it was a moment that i will never forget because it was just perfect. I love murakami and his style the way he just dives into the smallest minute details and finds a way to make it a picture right in front of you... even if hes just describing the alarm going off on a clock. lol im going to the hospital now as soon as ive written this out.

Today was a break away from the routine of hard labour, as thats what we have been doing for the past month and a bit. it felt good to know that i deserved this special time for myself...Just going with the flow of an average nepali day. All the family does in the day is sleep because its just so hot to go outside.. and i can never sleep when the heat is so immense...

Maiti Nepal

first off i want to say that man putting up photos is one hell of a mission. i managed to put up like 3-4.

Anyway today was a really insightful day. It actually made me realise so badd how lucky we are and the situations we come from. We visted a Nepali organisation called Maiti Nepal. They basically deal with the trafficing of girls from the age of 7 to 30 that are sent to india and the middle east. They help them change there lifes and get back on track by learning a skill, a skill been learning to make clothes and bags to sell. Some of the women find it difficult to come out of the sex industry. This is because of the shame it brings to the family as the families reject them and treat them life dirt...The word Maiti in Nepali language means "mothers home" Maiti is the home where a girl-child is born, nutured and raised till she leaves after marriage.

They live in this beautiful building which is pretty near to kathamandu the capital. The facilities are great, this is all reflected on the womens faces... i bought a hand made ipod case :P was amazing. but it really does make you think that those women could of been my sisters or the girls volunteering. simply by been born in a really deprived family.. the amount theyve suffered mentally physically.. its immense..