...Trying to come up with something to blog about. I only have 9 or 10 days left here, depending upon available flights to Kathmandu. The school year and final exams are all finished. We've been preparing for the next school year, which will start April 25th, just a few days after I leave unfortunately, and playing lots of family games with the kids. It's an enjoyable way to spend my remaining time here. I at least get to have some impact on the next school year, even though I can't be here for it, and have fun with the kids, all of whom I've grown close to over these past 6 months.
Before I forget to do this, I'd just like to take the time to thank all of you, my readers, who have been very supportive and encouraging. Believe it or not, you have made this project much more enjoyable. I was able to share my thoughts with so many of you who were eager to learn about my experiences here, which in turn helped me to reflect a little more, making them that much more valuable. As I'm sure you are all aware, shared experiences are something to be valued, and seeing as I got to share this one over 5,000 times in the past 6 months makes me feel extremely lucky. That's right, over 5,000 views. I never imagined that I would have so many readers, many of whom have been kind enough to tell me how much they've enjoyed following my disjunct ramblings. It encouraged me in my writing and the work that I've done here.
I am going to try and write a few more posts, so please don't stop following yet. But if there is anything I didn't address in my posts that you would like to know about, and I'm sure that there's lots, this would be the time to let me know. On that note (this one's for you, Rosa), we did have a run in with some interesting wildlife the other day. We had a scorpion in the house. Unfortunately the little guy was crushed and discarded before I could get a picture or even identify what kind it was, but pretty cool nonetheless. We also had a volunteer get attacked in the middle of the night by a flying cockroach. I was unaware they could sprout wings and do anything other than scuttle across the floor like the disease ridden creatures spawned from the under wold that they are. As it gets warmer here the bugs seem to be mounting their seasonal attack once again. Though I am retreating in a few days, I am admitting no defeat. I hope to be back in the future to check in on these kids who will be holding down the fort. I know that they are in great hands here but that hardly makes it easier to leave.
Again, thank you all for reading and for all of your kind words. Perhaps I'll be able to convert my experiences here into another project one day and be able to share that with you all as well. But for now it's time to find a project I will be able to sustain myself on (or at least begin to approach the ability to do so). I realize this is an unusual forum to go about this sort of thing, but I'm quite open to suggestions.
Enjoy some "family game" pictures.
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent Blinknow's positions or opinions.
Before I forget to do this, I'd just like to take the time to thank all of you, my readers, who have been very supportive and encouraging. Believe it or not, you have made this project much more enjoyable. I was able to share my thoughts with so many of you who were eager to learn about my experiences here, which in turn helped me to reflect a little more, making them that much more valuable. As I'm sure you are all aware, shared experiences are something to be valued, and seeing as I got to share this one over 5,000 times in the past 6 months makes me feel extremely lucky. That's right, over 5,000 views. I never imagined that I would have so many readers, many of whom have been kind enough to tell me how much they've enjoyed following my disjunct ramblings. It encouraged me in my writing and the work that I've done here.
I am going to try and write a few more posts, so please don't stop following yet. But if there is anything I didn't address in my posts that you would like to know about, and I'm sure that there's lots, this would be the time to let me know. On that note (this one's for you, Rosa), we did have a run in with some interesting wildlife the other day. We had a scorpion in the house. Unfortunately the little guy was crushed and discarded before I could get a picture or even identify what kind it was, but pretty cool nonetheless. We also had a volunteer get attacked in the middle of the night by a flying cockroach. I was unaware they could sprout wings and do anything other than scuttle across the floor like the disease ridden creatures spawned from the under wold that they are. As it gets warmer here the bugs seem to be mounting their seasonal attack once again. Though I am retreating in a few days, I am admitting no defeat. I hope to be back in the future to check in on these kids who will be holding down the fort. I know that they are in great hands here but that hardly makes it easier to leave.
Again, thank you all for reading and for all of your kind words. Perhaps I'll be able to convert my experiences here into another project one day and be able to share that with you all as well. But for now it's time to find a project I will be able to sustain myself on (or at least begin to approach the ability to do so). I realize this is an unusual forum to go about this sort of thing, but I'm quite open to suggestions.
Enjoy some "family game" pictures.
The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent Blinknow's positions or opinions.
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