Bandipur

There are so many things to say about where we are living. Remy and I are sharing a room that is about 10 x 10 feet (I got the softer bed, thankyou rock/paper/scissors), in a village that is over 1000 feet in elevation, which we had to hop on the back of a pickup truck (with about 25 other people on it, no joke) in a nearby town to get driven up to it. I am using the one computer with dial up internet that is in the village (at least that we've been able to find), and it we are discovering more and more differences everyday.

We are living with a Nepalese family, and they are incredible. Our Nepalese mother, Rajani, goes above and beyond for us, and won't let us get involved in any of her work in the household. We are called down for 2 main meals a day, called Dhal Bat (rice, cauliflower, potatoes, spicy stuff, and other veggie things all mixed together and eaten with your right hand...no spoon/fork/knife needed! It's awesome!), and there are a couple other times when we are served tea and special little rice cake-y type things, or homemade vegetable mix biscuit things. We are trying to get used to a culture that doesn't do the whole "lunch" thing, however around noon we both get pretty peckish.

Anyhow, there are so many things to say about Bandipur. We've had pretty cloudy weather, so we haven't been able to take advantage of our close proximity to the Himilayas yet...but don't worry, when the clouds clear, there will be some sweet pictures to upload.

We have been settling in the last few days, and next week Remy and I will start teaching together at Bhanu school (the public high school). We have been given 9 periods a week of English classes there, and that should be a cool challenge. We are also helping at the village "learning centres" doing tutoring and extra help after school, and we may be getting involved in teaching at Dil school (the public primary school). Hopefully next week we'll figure out our schedules and where we are going to be serving.

Peace.