the long lost post.

Its been ages since ive written in my blog. this is due to a number of reasons. First off i cant actually get a computer thats free so loll. I'm suppose to be working but i guess i choose not to today. i have a "bad headache". I feel guilty for lying but sometimes you just need to cut yourself away from routine once you've been in it for so long.

Second reason is that to be quite honest I've been really busy. I haven't even had time for myself. going to Kathmandu, Buying presents and working. while all this was happening though some amazing experiences occurred, a few weeks back was the holy festival which is formally known as Divali in India and the UK. But in Nepal its called Dashain. It was a beautiful thing to experience and witness. the luscious colours and decoration. All the statues that have been crafted with the utmost care and had an amazing artistic and spiritual touch. The temple was an immense building with a pyramid top so the roof was pointed, This was the main temple in Sirutar which is like a good 1 hour walk from my house up a hill, just imagine all the patterns that your mind could think of and how it takes the form of a building, and light graffiti with signed names from the previous volunteers. This was pretty much what it looked like lol. It was just such an immense piece of art (im sorry i couldn't take any pictures my battery died from the previous day). All the family dressed in red with tikkas on they're head and a flower in our hair, all the children fly homemade kites over the village varying from different sizes and shapes, the joyful kids running around and screaming like on a natural high, it was all good vibes, they really go that extra mile since it is the biggest festival in Nepal. The Dashain period lasted for a week. we had 4 days off during this time..

When your in an environment which your are not familiar with. you feel lost simply because what is around you is foreign.. Now I've never in my life thought or imagined myself to be living with a Hindu family that practices such old old traditions.. one of them is when a woman is on her period they are not allowed to enter the house or touch anything because they are seen as dirty..the family has made a separate room outside..which is also really dirty for the woman to stay until her period is over.

It is a culture but more of a tradition which nowadays is not practiced as much.. but still goes on.

The fact that on this day was Eid really made me feel lost. This is the first time im staying away from the family on such a day. Even though back home it doesn't feel like anything special. When your out of your comfort zone it suddenly hits you like a tonne of bricks man. The the first day of Dashain was the same day Eid was. Me and another volunteer decided to go to the main mosque in Kathmandu. I was thrilled to be seeing another Muslim faces and hearing the holy verses once again after a month, and surprisingly i found that it wasn't just me who shared this sentiment. This girl, who i barely speak to also had the same feelings. It felt good that i wasn't alone . when we got to the mosque we missed the prayer and just decided to sit there and enjoy the peaceful tranquility a mosque has when theres no one in there. It was amazing... i actually don't know how i was just sat there for a good 2 hours, nothing on my mind. Just staring at the decorated Arabic. I knew this was something i was missing while been on the trip. Not that i am at all practicing, but it gave me a sense of calmness and peacefulness. you could hear the low pitched recitation of someone echoing through the walls...Reverb is great is mosques lol...

That was a day i will never forget in Nepal. 2 completely different ideology's and beliefs celebrating for different reasons on the same day. literally everyone was just happy and it a festive mood. It just goes to show that i guess we can live together despite differences, the sad thing is its only on certain days...lol.

another day i will never forget was the day we went to one of the highest hills in Nepal, a place called Nagarkot to watch the sunrise rising from behind mount everest. The journey to the hotel in Nagarkot took about 2-3 hours. Its a place litreally way up high in the clouds (and i made sure i charged my camera for this one lol). We were 7,200ft high.. which is pretty damn high lol. When we got of the coach to the hotel, the air is totally different. Something i cant capture with a camera. But if i could it would be breathtaking lol :P. the air has a slightly scented smell of forest. When you breath in the air it just refreshes your mind, like there is this invisible particle in the air when your so high that just rejuvenates you .. its pure untouched by pollution.
When we got into the hotel we all got some coffee since its really cold. we stayed one night, i set my alarm clock for 5 which was the time the group had to be up by to leave for a 20 min walk up to the point where you can see the view. we obviously wanted to catch it before sunrise.. but this didnt happen lol. the volunteers were all up and the supervisors were still sleeping.

This is not to say that the day was ruined.. well for some it was. but when we finally walked that 20 min walk and got to the point. I have never in my life seen such a magnificent view. this was how it was. when we got to the point. your above clouds.. as if your on a plane. and you can see the bits of tall trees sticking out of the clouds as if it has been grown in them.. the vast land is just covered with clouds. and in the distance you can see this mountain with the sun right next to it.. as time went by the sky turned from blacky blue.. to a purplish green..then yellow. When it was at that purplish green stage. you can see the outlined details of the Himalayas and the mighty mount everest. when it got to the yellow stage you could see all around you as the point we were at was at a high point shaped in a circle. so where ever you turn your heard your just surrounded by this beautiful mesh of green from the landscapes...slightly fainted by the clouds and the white snowy Himalayas and mount everest in the distance with the suns amazing evolutionary stages. It was somthing only one can see in a dream...

Yet still there was some volunteers that where not happy because of the fact the supervisors didn't get up on time. It just goes to show that some of us even with such immense beauty in front of you..that youll most probably never see again in your life... will never be satisfied because of trivial things.lol.

This is going to be one of the last posts i guess. since theres ten days left well.. nothing much is going on but the same old working.. which of course is why we came here. well why i came here. i didnt come here to be a tourist. lol Man im going to miss Nepal..

i know that when i get back things are going to be completely different. everyones going to Uni and well...ive escaped reality back home to come to Nepal. and well reality will always slap you on the face again.. back to the grim life i was leading lol. This time i want to do the things i haven't finished all these musical projects.. it all needs to be done. i guess with no one here anymore i can stay focused and think about the good side.. although it really is hard man.