Well I've survived my first week in Nepal...mostly. I'm currently laying in bed with an awful cold. I decided to stay home today and rest instead of going to the CDC (child development center).
This week at the school had been pretty interesting. The other two girls and myself are somewhat celebrities at the school, as every time we walk into the courtyard the kids run over to say hello, we've been given handmade flowers and during breaks the older children come running into the CDC to get a glimpse of what we're doing.
The CDC is basically a nursery and we have kids ages 6 months to 4 years. We have about 15 kids each day and are in a room no bigger than 10 by 10 feet. It's very small. Our main purpose is to help keep the kids entertained throughout the day. There isn't a ton of resources and they only toys we have in the room are Legos, a rocking horse and a soccer ball. It makes for a very long and boring day.
The kids come to class each day in the clothes they had on the day before. In fact only one child seems to have more than one outfit. Don't think they are bathed frequently either as they are filthy dirty and smell.
Two days ago the baby was crying and when I went to pick her up she peed on me. Come to find out the children here never wear diapers! They just let them pee in their pants then hang them to dry when they do. Joanne was peed on yesterday. Seems like that's something that may happen frequently.....I'll just make sure I'll keep bringing hand sanitizer and wet wipes.
Most of the volunteers have bought face masks. We have to walk about 30 minutes to the school and then back each day. It's not too bad other than the dust and pollution everywhere. It's horrible.
Here's some photos from this past week
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