Well, here I am in Nepal. Just a quick connection to share some of my first thoughts about life in Nepal. Please understand I have only been from my house to my work and at one small event in between. I hope you enjoy.
I arrived in Nepal about 10:30 pm on a Friday night after spending a week in Hong Kong with a dear friend and her family. Even though I had been in this time zone for almost a week, of course I still felt a little tired. I got dropped off with a notice that I would be picked up at about 10:30 am to do some shopping. My sponsor took me to breakfast and to the grocery and then I came back home. I didn’t get a huge opportunity to take photos on the first day. I was just a little jet lagged and forgot my camera.
On Sunday I awoke to the sound of “We will We will Rock YOU!!” Sung in English and performed by several young children outside my back patio. I found out very quickly that Nepalese people have a 6 day work/school week. I was a bit of a fanatic with some picture-taking at this time from my balcony. Some of the teachers began to quietly talk and look at me and point. I later found out that all of the American’s in the building were standing on the patio snapping photos as well.
I was picked up again at about 10:30 to tour a few things that were important to our time in Nepal. On this day after once again going to a local diner I managed to make it to a market. It was a bit dirty with the vegetables strewn on the ground or even on little dirty mats. Apparently during the monsoon season here everyone had been advised not to eat any of the lettuce or leafy greens because there was some sort of parasite in them that even the bleach people commonly wash their veggies and fruits with was not killing it. I’ve chosen to try a more natural method of cleansing by using “grapefruit seed extract”. I used this all through the two years I was in Venezuela and I never got sick. Several people here are also using it and have stated that they have yet to get sick.
Fear not, the fruits and veggies that are not consumable do not go to waste. A random passing cow will stop and nibble on what is there. Cows here have more rights than people and they have the right away in the streets as well. So I’ve been told.
Speaking of right of way…I’m not sure who has it on the streets. You drive on the left side of the road but in reality you drive in the middle of the road and people pass on each side of you coming in each direction. This is exactly the reason I will not be driving but depending on someone else to do that for me.
These final shots are some random ones I took from my rooftop and the rooftop of a neighbors. I hope you have enjoyed this introduction to Nepal. Feel free to stop in any time.
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Thank you. Sam the journey that you take me on when you share your life is truly amazing.. Thank you again…
I appreciate you stopping in.. now to try to figure out how to get you to really stop in.
Great photos and I love the random cows. 🙂 I wouldn’t try to drive in Nepal either!
That is my favorite as well. I have a feeling I am going to walk away with some random cow stories from here.
What a song to wake up to! 🙂 The traffic sounds chaotic, a bit like we experienced in Cairo. Great photos, especially that random cow. 🙂
Yup.. love the cow. Seems to be a big hit.. might be my new passion.. ha..
The traffic is a bit like it was in Cambodia but felt different somehow. I haven’t ventured far from home yet so we shall see.
It’s certainly going to be interesting 🙂
I do agree.
I used to be afraid to cross the roads in Shanghai when we first arrived. Quickly we learned the rules and got used to what seemed as chaos. Pretty soon it will be old hat for you too 😉
Looks like you are enjoying your first taste of a new country 🙂
I am.. not afraid to cross the roads.. but will depend on a driver for anything other than walking
be careful 🙂
Pretty safe here.. so just going for it
Enjoy. We just got back from Hong Kong which was very busy. Despite the crowds and people it was also very safe.
I agree. It was a good time. So commercial but fun. It would have been better if I had not been jet lagged.
I was surprised to see so much green too!
Right.. very beautiful.. nepal is touch and go with the green
Really? I would have expected it to be a lot of green and mountains. Funny how we picture things.
It is indeed.. it’s completely different than I expected in first impressions but I have been told it is very different once you get out of Kathmandu
Ah yes… big city. For some reason I thought you were in another city.
Nah… hope to see them all though
For sure!
What a fabulous experience–enjoy every minute. Captivating set of images.Happy Phoneography Challenge.
Looking forward to slowing down at work and really exploring.
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Great gallery of photos certainly gives a vivid impression of Nepal, traffic chaos, markets, urban sprawl and even the random cow doing clean up duties. Looking forward to more…
Thanks. I plan on getting out some during the national holiday and really try to get a feel for other parts of Kathmandu. 2 years will go very fast.
Time always races by when there is so much to see and discover in a new country. I look forward to following you around
Great. I love it.
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