Teaching is hard here

Hi everyone I am enjoying my experiences here.  The teaching is so hard, not just lack of facilities but teaching children in a class sometimes of 43 that are mixed ability is no joke.  The background noise is so difficult to teach in plus the big classes and mixed ability, well my voice gives out…
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Frustration of technology or lack of

Dear All I am now connected to Wi-Fi don’t get excited.  But at least I do not have to suffer the dark cyber and the space bar that get stuck.  I am hoping that this will give me some connectivity.  I am sitting by the door with it open to get a signal.  Well I…
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Two Weeks Gone

Hi everyone   I am coping pretty well here.  Doing my washing in a bucket using Nepali soap powder is not goo on my hands, and I cannot find a pair of rubber gloves anywhere.  It is odd really the the things we think are every day things like milk is just so difficult to…
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Messages have really cheered me up

Hi Everyone Things have been going well here although very busy.  I have only just got to the Cyber cafe, well not only just I have been here many times, but there has been no electricity or if electricity there has been no internet connection. I was lucky enough to see the the worst ever…
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Sleeping with Geko’s

Hi Eveyone Well I am here!  What a wonderful experience this is. I got here at Beshishar yesterday after about an 8 hour journey.  My room was ready they had done so much to make me comfortable. I even have a little electric fire in my room. My bed was beautiful looking but so very…
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Battery Nearly Flat

Hi Everyone Working here no heating and on a small battery,  there is no electricity and therefore I have about 10 minutes before my battery completely gives out. There has only been a few hours of electricity today.  The one day that I needed to send my TMA,  anyway it has gone I feel wonderful now….
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Hi With Pictures

Well I have been here for a few days now.  I have been organising my trip to Besisahar and setting up the 2012 accounts and planning our projects. Yesterday I met up with two of the boys that I found in the mountains in 2008.  As many of you know they are presenting us with astonishing results. It was…
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I am here now!

Hi Everyone I am here now at last.  It was a long tiring journey but really not too bad at all. I arrived last night at about 8pm but by the time I got out of the airport got to my guest house and ate something it was about 11.30pm.  I slept pretty well although…
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Off to the Airport Shortly

Hi Everyone Well I think I have done everything down to the ironing!  I actually don’t fly until 9.50pm tonight, but getting to the airport could take some time and I need to check in 3 hours before.  Hate leaving that stuff till the last minute and I have so much to take, it will…
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