Rebuild in Action / “Tomorrow?” “Yes.”

I leave the guest house at about 9 and come back 6:30 pm. Everyday I can see some progress which amazes me.  In this area they start fixing the stupa (Baudha). I also see many many more people here and much more shops are opening up.            

Some Key Facts / around 9.000 to 10.000 orphans

About 5000 schools are totally damaged. People are glad, that the earthquake didn’t happen on a regular school day. Just think about it. Schools are still closed….. As per goverment – so I have been told – they should be operating again already, but the issue is: they don’t exist anymore. The country has around…

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Blog feedback / spam 

hi, I just noticed that I missed a few very nice and positive responses to my blog. They were covered up in many spam responses on skin care and other strange remarks.  Thanks for reaching out and I will get back to you. Also really nice for me to read that you like what you…

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On my way to work / Could get used to this service 

Every morning Raj is picking me up with his scooter and drops me at the tend. He is also picking me up. Very nice!!! Our journey takes us through the most narrow (!!!) ways and is about 30 min. long. I enjoy it a lot as I can see so many things on our little…

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Breakfast / changed & maintained routine / 9

I found this little restaurant around the corner from where I stay. Super friendly and the food is good. It is called Cheflink. Wifi works perfectly. So I come here on a regular basis and Raju is always happy to see me. The other day I ordered a beer and I shared it with him….

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Reality Overkill / One Gorkha please 

Today has been a very impactful day in many ways. Met a lot of very interesting people who do great things over here and who want to connect with me. I got introduced to more and more and more “needs”, new people and organizations. “Do you want to join? I am now driving to the…

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Nepali Children / Mahila Tatha Organisation 

Today was a very special day. I met 10+ beautiful children and a great woman who runs the orphanage – her daughter is currently helping as well. Their house is kaputt as well and they are staying in a tend provided by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation – Humanitarian Aid for Nepal earthquake. I…

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Bavaria Rocks / NAVIS Schnelle Hilfe Ohne Grenzen

Raj and Arjun took me to Bhaktapur yesterday. On our way to see the temples we passed by a rescue camps. I spoke to the people from NAVIS. It’s an all volunteer organisation from Bavaria. The volunteers come for 2 weeks. They work in crisis areas. Their team consists of specialists: doctors, engineers, technitions,  They…

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My new job / 11 orphans waiting for me 

Before I came to Kathmandu it was my goal to find an NGO to do some volunteer work. The lady form my guest house helped me with my search. We took some time to find the right Chinese tends but we were successful: I will support a group by taking care of 11 orphans. Briefing…

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