OK, Kathmandu is pretty amazing. Hectic, noisy, busy, jammed with buildings, people, cars, motorcycles, dogs, etc... This city is buzzing.
I arrived around 8:30, had a ONE HOUR line up for a VISA which was nuts. I was picked up at the Airport by Rajendra and Pushpa (CECI Admin). We drove to the CECI office/passage house and the driving is truly insane. There are no rules other than use your horn. Seriously.
I had a tour of the offices of CECI and Uniterra with Geetika and then went over to the Passage House to settle a bit. Then went to lunch at Buzz which is a really cool outdoor restaurant about a 10 minute walk away. Then had a power nap - totally exhausted. I woke up to a dark house, the load sharing of course - it lasted about 2 hours which is fine.
Tessa and Naomi came back later and we've been chatting since and geeking out on the now accessible internet. Check out the new videos I added to YouTube - click here
Rating of the Day: 8/10 because I am exhausted, hot and sweaty, wearing wrinkled clothes and unshowered dealing with strangely swollen ankles.
Namaste!
2009: I went to Kathmandu on a Leave for Change sponsored by Uniterra partners and NSCC. This blog documents the entire experience from start to finish. I hope you enjoy the journey from Halifax to Kathmandu.
Monday, October 5, 2009
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