Kathmandu could easily be called NGOville as the number of NGOs in this city is simply insane. Especially the part of town where I live (near Sanepa Chowk) hosts what must be at least two dozen NGOs, ranging from UN organizations to World Vision and GTZ.
Traffic here is just insanely chaotic. And watching it is an experience in itself.
There are basically no street names here in Kathmandu. Directions are given based on the closest chowk which, if I understood it correctly, is normally a major street crossing or market area.
Nepalis eat fast, seriously fast. We are served lunch at work and people are normally done with the second plate right when I’m about half-way through my first one.
Building construction here basically seems to be done without the use of machinery. There are two major construction sites on my way to work and the only machine I’ve seen on both sites is a concrete mixer.
If what the guy I met on the weekend told me was true then I actually spoke to the person who made F1 the standard help-key on PCs.
The streets and newspapers are full of advertisements for (pre-)schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions. One of them even boasts to be connected with the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg, Austria.
Apparently Sunday is the start of the week around here. Which also means that children have to go to school on Sundays. And in many schools their only time off is Saturday afternoon.
It’s slightly odd to live in a house where a guard is on-site 24/7.
This past weekend must have been one of the most relaxing ones I’ve had in quite awhile.
I originally wanted to mention something about my new disconnected life-style here in Nepal (with only 8 hours of Internet access while I’m at work and not owning a mobile phone) but seeing how I just got connected to the Internet here at home I’ll have to revisit my thoughts on this topics.
An important point of the recently announced Nepali budget for the next year are infrastructure projects such as the road network. Apparently 3 districts are still not connected to the national road network.
Hopefully I’ll have time for a more structured post next week…
1 comment:
talk more about the little things you love, see, are suprised by. did bernie etch his name into any wooden beams? I need a photo of you and dsd next week to confirm this isn't an elaborate hoax ;-)
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