Sophie arrived in Kathmandu to find a national strike (bandah) in place in Nepal. This meant that normal taxis were not running. The streets were full of people wandering and children playing. The usual mayhem of tooting motorcycles and gridlocked traffic completely gone. This also meant that picking her up from the airport was a bit more challenging. There were tourist buses (with special green plates) still able to move about the traffic-free streets, so after rearranging a few things, she found her way to a comfortable room after her gruelling 36 hour journey from Los Angeles.
No time for jet-lag as the whole team (Soph, Miranda, Soraj & Nisha) is set to leave for Jumla tomorrow morning. We are all bracing ourselves for the cold as the ground is covered in snow there - and if I thought Kathmandu was cold in the winter with no heating, I better hold on to my ear muffs as this is going to be a whole new level of chill.
We are all very excited to be returning to Jumla and grateful to our supporters that made our recent fund-raising campaign such a success.
No time for jet-lag as the whole team (Soph, Miranda, Soraj & Nisha) is set to leave for Jumla tomorrow morning. We are all bracing ourselves for the cold as the ground is covered in snow there - and if I thought Kathmandu was cold in the winter with no heating, I better hold on to my ear muffs as this is going to be a whole new level of chill.
We are all very excited to be returning to Jumla and grateful to our supporters that made our recent fund-raising campaign such a success.
