Category Archives: South Asia The girls that I walk home from school with. They just started waiting for me one day because they were curious, but now we have a tradition of walking home and making small exchanges in Nepali and English (their English is limited to, “Miss, what’s this called?”.) So sweet!! They’re in class 1.  A friend of mine asked me several questions about the school and the students here, and this made me realize how truly different school in Nepal is than in the West. It’s a little difficult to explain, but I will try anyway.For starters, school kind of feels like boot camp, as I explained with the […]  Period 8 is the last period of the day, and I see class 4. They are oodles more advanced than class 3 in terms of English abilities, but they are still a little bit of a challenge to teach. This is probably both because they are still a fairly large class (28) but also because […]  Period 7, I now have class 6. They are also a great bunch and I have a lot of fun with them. They are a small class of only 17 students and they all love me and find me so funny (I am, duh!). They are pretty good at English and move through the material […]  The ladies who make me lunch at school – I practice my Nepali with them also. Third period I now see class 3 again, and fourth and fifth period I have off. I am thus able to go home for lunch, which is something I do four times a week. The administration practically begged me […] |
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