If this picture actually went through it is of my students taking pictures the first time with thier camera- it was only about 20-30 minutes and they went crazy, having so much fun!
Anyhow, on the matter of updates:
The first, and most exciting thing is that i know the mail system at PA is officially in order, i should get letters sent there. This is an exciting update because Parbat, the guy in the PA office who has the postbox key, went on vacation around christmas, and in typical nepali style nobody knew: 1. where he was, 2. when he'd be back, and 3. why he brought the postbox key with him. Other frustrated volunteers had been waiting a month and a half to get christmas letters and packages, and were quite irate. A change of fortune occured earlier this week when the key magically appeared. did Parbat use the mail system to return the key? no, that would be impossible- how would we know it was in the post office, or for that matter, be able to get it out? instead he gave it to a bus driver where he is chilling, and asked the man to deliver it to PA nepal. by the law of entropy this worked, and the postbox key is now back in the office. A German friend, Jannik, who lives in the Kathmandu home assures me that he will be checking it regularly and will hand off my letters to those headed out to sankhu. Thus- mail away! i'd love to hear from people.
Second: you CAN send me packages, something i thought was impossible, as long as they are not very large and under 4 pounds, which is super-exciting. (dear mom- i am sorry i so vehemently protested the sending of packages, it was only out of fear of the international post-office, which is an established nightmare. now that they will arrive in small-size directly to the PA post box i have no fear- send away!).
anyhow, read below for a more detailed life-nepal update, i just wanted to be sure this crucial information got out.
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