Kathmandu, Nepal
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At work: I have participated in the work of report writing as well as proposal writing. I have visited a Child Protection Home (Nepal Children’s Organization) in the area of Siphal in Kathmandu, which is a home for children whose parents are imprisoned. NCO is the biggest children’s organization in Nepal and was established in 1964. It was very interesting to see the home, the children and I could feel that these children are in general more secluded compared to e.g. children in “normal” orphanages I have been to before. While I think of that these children’s parents are found guilty of murder, girl trafficking, rape etc. then it becomes more clear why the children’s behaviors are the way they are. I have also visited a school, Pragati Shikasha Sadan Secondary School, which lies between my home and the office of ICRI-Nepal. I together with my colleague got a tour of the school by the Head Master and it was interesting to see and feel the atmosphere of a public school.
Post – I have received my first load of postcards as well as a music CD from a friend. It was really nice to get, Thank You all for sending it to me.
One day while I watched one of the channels on my TV it was showing a movie with Swedish subtitles and Swedish commentators interpreting the movie, I laughed when I saw it. It felt strange seeing it. I don’t know about the movie, but there were Swedish actors in it.
The past Sunday I and Aalok went to Bhaktapur (another district in the Kathmandu Valley) to do a little sightseeing. We went there by taxi and as we walked into the Durbar Square in Bhaktapur I got a feeling of something old. It was really nice to see the typical Newari architecture in the temples, buildings, houses etc. We walked around in Bhaktapur for a couple of hours. When I saw the Nyatapola Temple I was really excited, the temple is beautiful and it felt powerful. I truly enjoyed Bhaktapur as it has a much more traditional Nepali atmosphere compared to the areas where I’m usually spending my life.
This past week while on the way home I have been thinking about the street dogs, as they are inevitable. They roam around everywhere. One day while I was walking home there were three street dogs barking at me. It felt like they could attack at anytime. They made me a bit scared. I really dislike the street dogs, at the same time it’s a sad sight as their conditions are extremely poor and it’s easy to see that they suffer most of their time from various diseases as well as difficult environments. Still, I don’t like them. They’re becoming too many in the streets.
Speaking of dogs, I heard a rumor this week that Ludde is not the same as before, his color has changed. Hang in there Ludde! Haha!