Pay no attention to the date of posting shown above (Tuesday Dec. 7 is incorrect)--should be Wednesday December 29, 2010:
Well, most of us have made in into Nepal safely, and have had very fun experiences in our short time here. The final two volunteers, Jacque and Victor, are currently en-route and due in shortly. On the final connection of my long flight, I experienced and air traffic jam holding pattern of 50 minutes--continous circles over the Nepal countryside while the runway at Tribhuvan Airport was being cleared for landing. After seeing such beautiful Himalaya peaks (over and over) as Cho Oyu, Manaslu, Langtang, Everest, Lohtse, Makalu, and even a distant Annapurna, I was in no hurry to land! But let me be the first to say that once I did touch down, I clearly was not in Kansas anymore! What simple items we take for granted in the United States are essentially non-existent here, yet we are making due just fine with the assistance of our in-country partner, Yubraj. A man of many talents, Yubraj is an excellent guide and a well-respected member of the Kathmandu community. He has taken us under his wing and assimilated the group into the Nepali lifestyle in just 36 hours. I feel like I know so many here already, and ALL have proven to be the nicest, friendliest, and most interesting (and interested) people I have ever met. We will begin some cultural and language training tomorrow (although Yubraj has already taught me many important, and funny, words and phrases for survival); we then begin the water safety education program day after tomorrow. One local school group leader met with us over breakfast this morning and has lined up 1,400 children in just her school alone! This is what we are here for, and this is what I look so forward to. More soon...
Sincerely from Nepal,
Paul Bosseler
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