Friday 28th October

Was stung/bitten on my back this morning, through my supposedly bug repellent shirt. Until now I thought the repellent had been working well as the little creatures had only attacked my ankles This sting is difficult to get to, but I can see in the mirror that it is red and swollen so have just sprayed and taken paracetemol and ibuprofen as it’s quite painful. The insect looked like some sort of giant wasp – let’s hope it’s not disease carrying!

Itt’s another day off but don’t want to beg a lift to Pokhara yet again,

I will go on a hike this afternoon and look for some betel nuts that I can use as counters for number work in school

Very fortunate to have met a wonderful English couple called David and Joanna Thomas. They own five prep schools in London called Thomas’s and do amazing charity work here in Nepal under the name of the Cairn Trust. They have kindly asked me to join them on Saturday to visit a Montessori school in Pokhara to see good practice in Nepal. I am so delighted because I will then have a guide line to work on and know what to aim for at Amar Jyoti.

The pain from the insect sting is passing so I think I will survive!

I feel like the Pied Piper walking along the road and always end up with loads of children in my wake.

Five beautiful laughing girls joined me on my walk this afternoon and tried to teach me Nepali.There was lots of posing for photographs and so much laughter each time I showed them the results on the camera.They begged for more and more photographs wanting me to take them all individually. One girl wanted to show me her home which she said was ‘veree beautifol’,but when I got to the top of her track I saw that it was very very steep.  Luckily the one with the best English reiterated my thoughts and said it wasn’t safe for me.

 

 

I then met some of my pupils – two very wicked looking little boys and one insisted on bringing out Granny for a photograph.   Another wonderful experience.