6 December 2008
I don’t know when I’ll be able to send this letter as Hari left
Saturday with his USB stick, but I still keep writing so I don’t forget
anything important! ;-)
Here are some pictures of me with the family. I really seem to come from another world, don’t you think so? So much taller and bigger!
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The sari which I’m wearing is actually a gift from Ahmah (Hari’s mother), for me to take home so I can remember her each time I’ll wear it! How sweet! It was a bit akward for me: I know they have not much money and clothes but at the same time, I don’t want to offend them. So I decided to accept and it made her so happy, that I was very glad I did so! As Hari’s family has no picture of them, I did different series with just the children, just Hari and his wife, just his parents and then of course everybody.
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Hari took the photos with him to Kathmandu and will print them there so I can offer them to the family before I leave (Hari will indeed come back to Jhyanlang to “pick me up” and bring me back to KTM).
And here are two pictures of Manilla and Monica, that I find really too cute!
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Although the way they are dressed is special for this pic session, The way they are combed is not. Children here can be quite dusty and dirty but they are always impeccably combed when they go to school (actually everyday!), with nice braids and red ribbons for the girls. They leave as well the house usually with a clean uniform, but by the time they arrive at school ... ;-)
The neighbours, who were watching the scene with great interest, were a bit
jealous because they don’t have any picture of them either. So they asked
me to take photos of them too, when all of them would be at home (their children
were at school at that moment).
This happened this morning, and they were lucky because the weather was gorgious
(which was unfortunately not the case yesterday) with an awesome blue sky. Like
Hari’s family, they put on their best clothes and it was really funny
to seem them dressed so nicely in this dusty environment. Indeed (I don’t
know if I’ve been clear enough on this point), houses and patios are here
completely in red clay and the rest is just fields and mountain pathes so of
course, you get dirty and dusty in less than 5 min.
After this pic session, I went to Jibjibe (the village where there are shops
and Internet) with one of the school teachers, in order to get a red blouse
to match my sari. I can tell you that me being at the tailor’s shop was
a big event for the village, and many villagers came to watch me! So funny!
I ordered as well another top, very typical from here. They should be ready
tomorrow. ?
Time to go to school, as even if there is no school on Saturday, my students
still want an English class with me! Bye bye!
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