A snapshot of home

How silly of me, I've posted images of Kathmandu but none of Halifax. Here are some photos of home, the downtown, the market, and the snow!

Some Facts

1. Time slows down a week before departure.
2. The time difference between Halifax, NS and Kathmandu is approximately -9 hours.
   
3. The distance between Halifax, NS and Kathmandu is 11, 397 km.
   
4. My flight from Halifax, NS to Kathmandu is 17.25 flying hours so with connections and all, it's a full day of travel. Doesn't seem that bad. I've taken flights from Halifax to Minneapolis that took all day...sigh.
   
5. Nepalese is not an easy language to learn...and it sounds so cool.
6. Nepal has very interesting customs.
   

Two Week Countdown

Tick-tock, tick-tock, time to start the countdown. Fingers are still crossed because it's all so unpredictable...knock on wood. In the meatime, while I wait and work on the lesson plans, it's a good time to learn some of the language. Could I find a Nepalese phrase book at the library? No. Am I going to buy one? No. So, of course, I headed to the ol' internet and came upon some good sites. I'm starting with this video tutorial and am writing out the phonetics. It's not scientific or accurate but it will get me started and comfortable with the sound of the language. There's no chance I'll be able to read any of it. Let's be realistic. So where do I start. At the beginning: Namaste. K chhaa? Teekai chha!