Eda, Marion, and I landed safely in Kathmandu two nights ago (sorry about the delay, the internet has been a bit sporadic) after a quick stop in… Bangladesh? Yeah, it was a surprise to us, too! We took a taxi (the details of which are not appropriate for the parents in the audience!) to Shalom Guesthouse and had a lovely reunion with Kiley and Mike, who showed us to our rooms and gave us a tour of our home base for the next month.
After an incredibly restful sleep, we woke up to do Kiley and Mike’s grueling version of boot camp, which we are going to try to do every morning. The program consists of a variety of calisthenics, strengthening exercises, and cardio (Hi Dr. Courneya!). It was during this 30 minute routine that Eda, Marion, and I first met our “Didi” (Mike and Kiley had met her the day before). Didi is a Nepali term that translates to “elder sister”, and our Didi is sort of a house mother to us. Five or six days a week, she comes and does all of the housework and even does our dishes. It’s been pretty tough to adjust to, as all of us have the instinct to lend a hand. But she insists on doing all of it herself. In return, we repay her by picking up one extra chocolate croissant or cinnamon tea for her when we go out.
Anyway, Didi arrived just as all of us were doing our boot camp program and she must have thought we were nuts! She couldn’t have been more pleasant though, and we’re happy to have her.
We then stepped out into town to run a few errands, namely, getting a couple of cell phones for our group to share. Crossing the street was a test of bravery, to say the least! More on that later.
Then the five of us had a lunch meeting at a restaurant across from our guesthouse, where we discussed some of the details of our project.
Then we were off to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences to meet some of the faculty and students we had been emailing prior to commencing our trip. We will write more on this AMAZINGLY warm and wonderful experience later, but we just wanted everyone to know we’ve arrived safe and sound!
Then the five of us had a lunch meeting at a restaurant across from our guesthouse, where we discussed some of the details of our project.
Then we were off to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences to meet some of the faculty and students we had been emailing prior to commencing our trip. We will write more on this AMAZINGLY warm and wonderful experience later, but we just wanted everyone to know we’ve arrived safe and sound!
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