Nepali hospitality is renowned and even though the staff gave us a farewell picnic yesterday there is to be an unexpected more formal three hour farewell ceremony for the volunteers today. So I cannot avoid saying goodbye to the children...
After about 15 minutes of stilted conversation and exchanging addresses, Sophiya, one of the teachers' children, got up to dance
This broke the ice and the afternoon turned out to be great fun. Mekh Bahadur took off his Topi, and got lots of teasing about the amount of henna that coated the inside of his hat.
I even persuaded the very reserved Headmaster to dance
At the picnic yesterday we were all given a very decorative silver coated paper plate with an orange, some sliced apple, 2 digestive biscuits and a metal cup of coca cola. All the staff from the secondary school turned up, which was very touching - some of them speak no English at all. The village elder also joined us
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| Not the best photo of Lorna and Evelyn who are looking a little uncomfortable in this shot |
After about 15 minutes of stilted conversation and exchanging addresses, Sophiya, one of the teachers' children, got up to dance
This broke the ice and the afternoon turned out to be great fun. Mekh Bahadur took off his Topi, and got lots of teasing about the amount of henna that coated the inside of his hat.
I even persuaded the very reserved Headmaster to dance
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