The yard

In the mornings the yard serves as a place where to exercise and dress in the school uniforms, in the evenings the children group according to their class and do their homework.

The school

The little children go to a boarding school where all the lessons except for Nepali are carried in English. The volunteers were welcomed to stay and teach in the school. Each one of us at any one moment could at best teach only two children, which eventually led to a chaos as those who didn't have a volunteer by his side sat alone and most often did nothing productive.

A morning in Aishworya

Children getting ready for the school

The children of Aishworya

Here the little ones are welcoming a new volunteer from Poland - Kasha. Others are struggling with a thousand-piece puzzle. A bit too much for the youngsters.

Bamboos

These could be found not only on the roads outside Kathmandu but also in the center of the city - the former king's palace is full of them.

The children of Shivapuri

The children in the Shivapuri National Park. The one on the right has black circles around his eyes - the locals believe that would protect him against the harm.

The children run after us for quite a long time. The best strategy was to ignore their shouts for another picture.

Shivapuri National Park

The ride to the Shivapuri National Park could substitute a bungee jump - each sharp turn in the narrow road up fills every part of the body with adrenaline. However, the reward is sweet - a day full of fresh air, which is a remarkable improvement over the Kathmandu's smog that had been choking us for a week already.

Pramod and his friend Robek leads us through the park and we stop to rest at a local Nepali house, whose owner treats as with a bit of spicy meat and drink.