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Tuesday Jul 11, 2006

In the refuge

I am currently sat on the floor of the refuge, feeling myself falling in love with Nepal. And for the very reasons that I thought would put me off. We share our walls with ants and lizards, the toilets are holes in the ground that you squat over and they don't use toilet paper... Cue your left hand and a bucket of water, charming (they do have western toilets but where's the fun in that?)! hence you eat with your right hand, sat on the floor and hunched over a plate of rice, potatos and curry.

But most of all I am in love with the simplicity of how people live, it is touching.

The young ladies in the refuge are absolutely brilliant, very sweet and appreciative of even the littlest things. Everybody is doing well, I am so happy to have such brilliant friends. This place is amazing and after hearing stories about Maoist uprisings, the persecution of Tibetan refugees and children on the streets it really restores one's faith in the goodness of humankind.

My talented friend and I are currently about to plan what sort of class we can do for the girls who were rescued from Indian circuses. because some of them have been there since they were as young as six they have never had the chance to learn to read and write and certainly not to speak English. They like to draw and the older girls are learning to sew to give them a chance for a career when they are ready to leave. We are working with a Nepali student who is studying in America. She is inspiring.

Ohh yeah and I got attacked by a monkey, but that story is for another day.

Posted by Selina ( 4:05 PM )
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