Joining Hands Nepal
A Family Orphan HomeArchive for June, 2011
Pasta Pasta
Over the weekend Lalita and Sundar made dinner for all of us. They prepared pasta with chicken and tomato sauce, and it was so tasty for all of the children, they were very happy with the food. Even the two girls who live below the orphanage were so interested to try foreign food they came up to eat with us and also really enjoyed the food. All of the children are having fun with the two new volunteers and we are looking forward to a good next several weeks with them full of cultural exchange and the children getting exposed to more and more new things!
New Volunteers
We are so pleased that two new volunteers have arrived with us in our home this week. Sundar, left, is from the USA and will be staying with us for two months. Lalita, right, is from the Netherlands and will staying with us for two weeks. Already they are very comfortable at home with the children. The children have had no problem to open up to them and accept them as part of the family. The school gave them a nice welcome program, providing tika and katas and a cultural program from the students. English classes after school have gotten a new dimension having two volunteers, as we can now split the older kids and the younger kids into two groups so each teacher can tailor the class to their group’s level rather than teaching two levels in one group. We are happy Sundar and Lalita were so eager to do this and both teach every day, because it is just an extra benefit for the children these next two weeks that is normally not available. Also, as you can notice in the picture, Lalita quickly got the typical Nepali dress so she can feel even more a part of the culture. She also wants to learn already how to cook dahl bhat, and she plan to cook some dish from home on the weekend for all of us. It is exciting to see how quickly the children have taken to this cultural exchange program, as now Sundar and Lalita are only the second and third volunteers, but it is already quite normal for the children. How fortunate we are to have all of the partners we have helping us to make this wonderful program a reality so soon, and for it to be so successful.
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