It is a week since I came back from the hills and I have been suffering from some kind of lurgy - which I probably caught up there somewhere. Every other trekker seemed to be suffering from something or other - and I guess I didn't have quite enough of the garlic soup.
I've had a few meetings with some of the WDT trustees. While I hope (with your help) to be able to assist them in a fairly significant way, I need to be cautious with expectations since I don't know exactly what funds I will have available. I can't look at the bank account just now but I know it has grown some more and I'm grateful for your support.
I seem to have committed myself to giving some English lessons at the school, mainly for the teachers, and I'm keen to do a decent job of this. Jan has been a huge help in discussing it and in giving me some materials from her memory stick. I've discovered that the British Council has a decent library of materials, and I'll be along there tomorrow to do some work on this.
Jan is off for an Annapurna trek, for which of course I wish her well. I spent Saturday evening with Dharma and his family - a very pleasant reunion, and dahl bhat of course. Last night and tonight I've been to the movie shows at he the Kathmandu Guest House. Not very great movies, but a good place to meet some other temporary residents with common interests. Gorgon is from France and is part of an international expedition about to head for a summit trip to Cho Oyu (no. 6 peak in the world) from the Tibetan side. The border has apparently just reopened. It will be some weeks before I plan to move that way, but he has alerted me to the fact that I need to start doing some serious planning!
I've had a few meetings with some of the WDT trustees. While I hope (with your help) to be able to assist them in a fairly significant way, I need to be cautious with expectations since I don't know exactly what funds I will have available. I can't look at the bank account just now but I know it has grown some more and I'm grateful for your support.
I seem to have committed myself to giving some English lessons at the school, mainly for the teachers, and I'm keen to do a decent job of this. Jan has been a huge help in discussing it and in giving me some materials from her memory stick. I've discovered that the British Council has a decent library of materials, and I'll be along there tomorrow to do some work on this.
Jan is off for an Annapurna trek, for which of course I wish her well. I spent Saturday evening with Dharma and his family - a very pleasant reunion, and dahl bhat of course. Last night and tonight I've been to the movie shows at he the Kathmandu Guest House. Not very great movies, but a good place to meet some other temporary residents with common interests. Gorgon is from France and is part of an international expedition about to head for a summit trip to Cho Oyu (no. 6 peak in the world) from the Tibetan side. The border has apparently just reopened. It will be some weeks before I plan to move that way, but he has alerted me to the fact that I need to start doing some serious planning!
PS. I've added a couple of pictures. The Garden of Dreams at night, and myself + Jan at the Encounter.
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