Already 2 months Nepal!

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Namaste!
Finally some time to update this blog!
Just back from Fishling and Pokhara, one week relaxing, and showing our friends some more of Nepal!
In the OHC (www.orphanhelpcenter.org) things are going great! After Biba left, Anandi took over the whole thing, and she is doing a good job! She is just such a sweet lady too! We took the kids for an ‘internet class’, so from now on, volunteers can keep contact with them! And the whole homework situation is getting much better; we split them up in 2 groups, and are trying to help as much as possible with the difficulties!
Things are going so great there, that I’m going to visit some more projects next week, see if there is any place where I can help a bit! We will see, because our wedding is coming closer, and that is also asking for some time and preparation! And finally we made a date: the wedding will be at December 31 2006 in Fishling!
Fishling was again a great time, I’m getting to learn the family, and the culture very well! We also went rafting, with Kalu’s brother as the guide, and he did a great job!
Just after Fishling there is Manakamana, where you can take a lift up to a temple in the mountains! It is just great to walk trough all those mountain villages, seeing the orange trees, and eating a lot of it too! People are so great in Nepal, so friendly, so nice! It is not hard to feel home in this country, and you can see tourists coming back a lot!
Our last day in Fishling we went to have a look at the rice fields, where at this time all people are working to take the rice in for the winter!
My cousin Sam is renting a house in Pokhara, where we all could stay this week! It is great to cook for ourselves, and to have a ‘home’ for a few days! And as always we rented a motorcycle to cruise around Pokhara! The whether is not that great, so we only had one chance to see the mountains again, but we went all up to Sarangkot, where the view is amazing! And for the rest we have been the laziest ever!
Back in KTM, I’m having a busy program: the OHC, my nepalie class every day, extend my visa, visit some other NGO’s, finding a wedding dress … But every day here starts with a great breakfast and an evening in one of the many great bars in Thamel with the friends!
Kalu is still in Fishling, hanging out with family and friends, and enjoying the village life!
Our home is now Hotel Tradition, a great place for not too much money, and we are planning to stay here till we leave!
Some of you guys were asking for a post address: Malpertuussingel 51 9070 Destelbergen, Belgium. My parents are coming on Dec 24, so that is the easiest way to be sure post gets here!
Hope to hear from all of you!!!
Check out our pictures!
Leen and Kalu

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Comments

[Marijke]

fantastisch!!!!
Dag Leen en Kalu, ik vind het zo leuk om jullie verslagen te lezen. Vooral de trekking zo hoog in de Himalaya maakte veel indruk op mij. Ik beklim elke week de Teide, de hoogste berg van Spanje tot 3718 m. en begrijp dus heel goed hoe zwaar het geweest moet zijn. Je zat nog 1000 meter hoger! Ik wens jullie een heel goede bruiloft en geniet van alles wat je doet, waar je ook gaat en vooral: geniet van het samen zijn. Groeten Marijke (vanuit Tenerife)

[benedikte]

groetjes vanuit Bolvië
Leuk om jullie verhalen te lezen van de ander kant van de wereld. Ik weet niet meer wanneer jullie trouwen,... maar in ieder geval een fantastische dag toegewenst|

[Nakalien]

I made it to your blog
moimoi! mooimooi die blog. Beetje onwennig nog om mee te werken, maar dat zal wel aan mij liggen. voor mijn verhalen moet je nog steeds je mail checken he leentje, want ik krijg dat hier niet allemaal in dit kotteke getypt. moimoi!! (moimoi = finse groet)

[jozefa]

groetjes van Evergem
Dag Leen en Kalu, Ans stuurde me je blog. Tof dat we zo jullie wedervaren kunnen volgen : de wereld een voorschoot groot...geniet van jullie periode ginder met alle vrienden en familie. We wensen jullie een onvergetelijk trouwfeest.Doe ze daar onze groetjes, zeker aan je papa en mama. Groeten, Jozefa