After so many weeks of planning, interviews and trainings , not to mention clearing the house, it is great to be back in Nepal. There are still minor tremors , I have felt two this afternoon, but much of the earthquake damage to the roads in the city has been repaired. The fuel blockade has ended and there are vehicles on the streets again although they must join long queues of 4 hours or so to refill their tanks.
It is pleasantly cool about 22 degrees but very dusty since the monsoon has not started yet. The lack of water in the rivers means that the hydroelectric power plants cannot meet demand so load shedding continues to be in force, with 12 hours in 24 without power. In true Nepali style there is great internet coverage here in the city, better than BT can provide at our end of Tipton anyway!
We are staying in a comfortable guest house to rest for a couple of days before moving into our apartment and have already been welcomed by colleagues with a food hamper and card.
Tomorrow we start language refresher classes , two hours one to one with Nepali teachers should help me regain my fluency.
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