Celebrating my first
Dashain in Nepal was a wonderful experience. It is such a special time of year
here and it feels a privilege to be a part of it.
Myself and the
volunteers decided to have our own Dashain celebrations and chose the day to go
to Sarangkot to watch the sunrise. We got our taxi up there at 4.30am; we were
tired and grumpy but it was well worth the effort! The view was spectacular and
watching the sunrise together as a group had a lovely, magical feeling about
it. The only thing that would have improved the whole experience for me would
have been a hot mug of tea and a bacon sandwich, but you can’t have everything
I guess!
The schools are still
closed here and so the volunteers are working hard at our childcare placements.
They have been doing lots of fun activities with the children from sports to
bingo! At Dashain it is traditional for swings to be constructed all over
Nepal; these swings are constructed by the local community and traditionally
represent community spirit working together to create fun! We had great fun
with the children (and just for ourselves reliving our childhood!) playing on
the swing!
The children from
Dashain had been visited by a volunteer who had worked with them some years ago
and had kept in touch and she had bought all the children a Dashain gift of a
new outfit for each of them. Freya, who is here on a Film and photography placement, brought out their model side and they spent lots of time posing for
the camera having lots of fun!
Sadly, today we had to say goodbye to Freya! She has been a wonderful volunteer and we cannot wait to see the rest of the photos and videos that she has gathered.
We have a new
volunteer, Tania, who arrived this week. She has been getting to know the local
area and exploring. Pokhara truly is a beautiful place to visit or live in.
There is so much to see and do and just walking down the street you are greeted
by so many sights and sounds that are mesmerising!
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