OK, I'm really sorry I haven't updated in A LONG TIME.
I've been typing posts but not having access to the internet for long enough to post them.
This isn't a post about what I've been up to at all, but instead a post about what I'm about to be doing. This is all very exciting right now. I'll get round to posting what I have done ASAP in a separate post.
The life and times of a Brit in the Himalayas.
Monday, 20 December 2010
Sunday, 31 October 2010
"Snap Snap"
Not so much an update this time, more just a few photos to show you a little of my living conditions here as a few people have asked me about this.
Friday, 29 October 2010
Over the Hill
OK, I have just had an amazing and very different week. Unexpected, varied, and I’m really struggling to put it in words but still do it justice.
OK, so last week Tanka suggested I take a couple of days off school and go with him to Tara Hilltop. I wasn’t totally comfortable with taking time off school but Tanka spoke to the head for me and all was well. So I did, and what unfolded was 5 of the most unexpected days possible. I’m still trying to get my head around it all a little bit.
OK, so last week Tanka suggested I take a couple of days off school and go with him to Tara Hilltop. I wasn’t totally comfortable with taking time off school but Tanka spoke to the head for me and all was well. So I did, and what unfolded was 5 of the most unexpected days possible. I’m still trying to get my head around it all a little bit.
Friday, 22 October 2010
Dashain and other things.
OK, so, I'm failing at this one post a week thing, maybe one a fortnight may be more reasonable. I don't know, I'll do my best anyway.
Right, so, first of all, what have I been up to over the last couple of weeks since my last post?
Well, internet is now working properly in Sikles Telecentre, which is great news for Sikles, we're now properly connected to the rest of the world. Yaaaaaaaay.
Right, so, first of all, what have I been up to over the last couple of weeks since my last post?
Well, internet is now working properly in Sikles Telecentre, which is great news for Sikles, we're now properly connected to the rest of the world. Yaaaaaaaay.
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Sikles so far
So, this is it, my new life in Sikles is in full swing.
I'm working Sunday to Friday (yes, 6 days a week) teaching English in the school, I teach 3 periods a day to Class 8, 9 and 10 (roughly the same as year 8-11 in the UK). I'm having loads of fun doing it but things are a lot different here. For a start it's wooden benches and a blackboard as resources, but that's no big deal, but the teachers teach so much text-book and lecture style here. Stuff that is so frowned upon in the UK is normal here. At the moment there is some need of change, this years SLC (School Leaver's Certificate, Nepali GCSE Equivelent) results were disappointing, so our first aim is to see how, by sharing ideas, and by setting up a UK School partnership (hopefully with the Gateway academy) to further share ideas we can improve this for the future. At the moment, we're looking into the causes for the decent in results.
The weather in Sikles is picking up a lot now, it was raining a lot when I arrived but it's so sunny today.
A few things from my life so far:
I'm working Sunday to Friday (yes, 6 days a week) teaching English in the school, I teach 3 periods a day to Class 8, 9 and 10 (roughly the same as year 8-11 in the UK). I'm having loads of fun doing it but things are a lot different here. For a start it's wooden benches and a blackboard as resources, but that's no big deal, but the teachers teach so much text-book and lecture style here. Stuff that is so frowned upon in the UK is normal here. At the moment there is some need of change, this years SLC (School Leaver's Certificate, Nepali GCSE Equivelent) results were disappointing, so our first aim is to see how, by sharing ideas, and by setting up a UK School partnership (hopefully with the Gateway academy) to further share ideas we can improve this for the future. At the moment, we're looking into the causes for the decent in results.
The weather in Sikles is picking up a lot now, it was raining a lot when I arrived but it's so sunny today.
A few things from my life so far:
Monday, 4 October 2010
I'm still very much alive and having a great time.
OK, I know I haven't posted anything since arriving in Nepal, it's just been so busy and I've had such limited internet access since leaving Kathmandu, I had a great time in Kathmandu and Pokhara and am now enjoying life in Sikles.
So, to go from the beginning:
So, to go from the beginning:
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
And so the journey begins
Well, I'm now sat here in Manchester Airport after a mad few days in the UK.
Firstly I want to say a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge thanks to all those who came to my little leaving BBQ on Saturday, I love you all. It was an amazing night and a perfect sendoff, I had so much fun.
Packing is all fun isn't it. Spent ages getting everything I need together, packed it, weighed it, and you guessed it, I was at 40KG, did I mention my limit was 20KG? So there was some fun this morning. But the biggest fun:
Firstly I want to say a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge thanks to all those who came to my little leaving BBQ on Saturday, I love you all. It was an amazing night and a perfect sendoff, I had so much fun.
Packing is all fun isn't it. Spent ages getting everything I need together, packed it, weighed it, and you guessed it, I was at 40KG, did I mention my limit was 20KG? So there was some fun this morning. But the biggest fun:
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