A first time for everything

I have had quite a few new experiences in the last few days.

We saw the snowcapped himalaya mountains which surround kathmandu for the first time. Usually all we can see are the smaller mountains which form the valley. It was quite a shock to realise what we were missing all along. I had no idea they [...]

A picture speaks a thousand words??

Some pictures.
A fabric shop in Kathmandu Durbar square.
 
 
 
A rice paddy ourside Kathmandu
 
Sunset over the mountains in Nagarkot. Just at sunset the sky cleared and we could see the snow-capped peaks of the himalayas, and possibly even everest!!…if you use your imagination well. It was an awe-inspiring time. There are no words.
oh..and i also got my first [...]

Mero naam Anna ho

Apologies for the extreme lack of posts. I got a bit distracted at home…going on too many walks and sitting by the sea! and then came my brothers wedding in switzerland, which i will blog about soon, and as of the last two days, I am living in nepal.
I came here with a friend from [...]

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

As I mentioned in my previous post Home, it is great to be back home by the sea again. One of the reasons I love it, is that it gives me the chance to surf, something I don’t get to do in Edinburgh, but that I absolutely love.
And I recently had a very special experience [...]

Home

After 2 weeks of exams, and many others of seemingly endless studying….I have finally arrived home. It is good to be by the sea again.
I have noticed though, how hard it is to be still and rest, after spending the last while constantly engaged in studying, or feeling guilty that I wasn’t studying. I am [...]

Caught out by a Camera

I bought one of these at the weekend from a charity shop. A Kodamatic instant camera. But when I went to a camera shop to buy film for it they told me it wasn’t made anymore. Kodak stopped making it in the 80s. I looked it up on wikipedia when I got back and the [...]

Beautiful Day

Today in edinburgh…..beautiful