Next step ???? little steps on one’s very own path: one’s life

I believe my childhood dreams decided the path to follow. Not everything was possible but some parts …

I shall not forget my experiences so far, the bad, the very tough and the good.

My next step could be to travel again as a finance and project admin for a NPO, it is a dream, and if I write about it, it is a beginning.

Kanchan’s news, she’s not forgoten and she’s got very good marks ! Yeah

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Dear Madile,
 
Festival greetings from Nepal, we are celebrating our biggest festival
Dashin until 8th October. All schools and offices have holidays for
few weeks.
 
How are you?
It's been long time that we have not talked. I hope things are all
right with you. I was busy and also I went to India for travelling and
I came back a week ago. Kanchan and her family are doing great, I meet
them regulary. I gave some work to Kanchan's father and now he is
working with me. We are running Thecho orphanage renovation work and
bringing new 12 psychically challenged children after the work
complete. We hired Kanchan's father to do construction work.
 
Kanchan and her family moved from the old place and now they are
staying in a new room near the orphanage and school. I have attached
her room's pictures with this email. We made a table and chair for her
that costs Euros 45.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.
 
Best wishes,
Matrika Rijal (Mr.)
Co-ordinator for VSSN |
Mob: +977 9851048497 |

At last the photos

I finally uploaded the photos of Nepal, the family, the landscape, Kathmandu, the Himalaya, the children…
Click on this link :

Photos of Nepal

News about Kanchan (2)

Kanchan and her family received the gifts from my mother (the sewing-machine) and Madile (from the French association of Ehler-Danlos syndrome, she sent a box). There is another box for the nursery.

Well sometimes it’s cold in the morning so she might need a good parka…. I know, the pink is pretty flashy but Nepali do like colourful clothing. Good job Madile !

From Matrika:

Dear Madile and Sarah,

On Friday, I handed over the gift sent by you to Kanchan’s family. I
went on a hired car to the family. I had first time saw Kanchan’s
rented room and I was shocked. They have only one very small room and
it is very dark. They do not have window, there are just holes on the
wall. I took pictures of everything which they have. When I went there
about a dozen neighborhood women and children came to see the box and
sewing machine. There was a crowd of people to see gifts.

The orphanage school has holidays so I could not give them gift, next
week it will open and I will go to give them toys. Kanchan’s school
has winter holidays I will start process to admit her in the school
soon. I have Kanchan’s hospital report made by the physician’s report
but i need to scan it to send you. I will do it soon.

Best wishes,
Matrika Rijal (Mr.)
Co-ordinator for VSSN | Mob: +977 9841256906 | Office Location:
Baluwatar- 4, Kathmandu | Postal Address: GPO Box: 8974 CPC 478,
Kathmandu, Nepal. | Web: http://www.volunteer-nepal.org | “Volunteer
Service & Support Nepal” -Nepal Government Registration Number:

News about Kanchan

Well this blog won’t be over, cause I have to give news of Kanchan. She gained 3 kilos, it makes me so happy. Matrika sent an email to the lady of the French association who’s sponsoring her. The association sends money for school fees, they sent clothes and toys for the nursery where Kanchan used to go, they will also  send money for the family so that they don’t miss a meal any more. My mum will pay for a sewing machine and Kanchan’s mother will be able generate extra income with it (she has already started sewing training: ) ).

I would be interested to learn more about micro finance, I think it’s the best way to help people, by giving them the tools to generate income themselves.

There are other kids who can be sponsored through the Nepali association of Matrika. If anyone is interested, feel free to contact me.

See the email of Matrika:

Dear Madile,

I went to Patan Hospital two times with Kanchan and her father,
Tuesday and Thursday. Doctor was nice and she gave very good
consultancy after reading all the documents which was made during
Kanchan's check-ups while Sarah was here, Also I showed your emails to
the doctor and the doctor refereed to take her to physiotherapy unit
which is inside Patan hospital. Physiotherapy unit took some money
(Rs. 150) for the training to Kanchan's father;  they also said that
we should buy a special bag which contains some iron pieces inside(?).
I could not stay during physiotherapy training because it was late.
Kanchan's father was saying that bag is available in Patan hospital. I
said him to buy the bag and I will pay him later when I meet him next
time.

Kanchan's father said me Kanchan is better and has gained 3 kg weight
after Sarah took her to Teaching Hospital that was about 2 months
before. Now she eats much than before which is very good sign, also
physiotherapy center people said she will be better than this after
doing continuous therapy.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best wishes,

Matrika Rijal (Mr.)
Co-ordinator for VSSN | Mob: +977 9841256906 | Office Location:
Baluwatar- 4, Kathmandu | Postal Address: GPO Box: 8974 CPC 478,
Kathmandu, Nepal. | Web: http://www.volunteer-nepal.org | “Volunteer
Service & Support Nepal" -Nepal Government Registration Number:
1333-065. |

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:20 PM, madile-roussel <madile-rou

PLEASE WATCH THIS

I found it on internet … It is so much how I feel…Watch this and show it around.

BTW , Namaste is a greeting (in Nepal, India …/and well in Yoga session too…/) , how you say hello and goodbye by joining your hands together with sometimes a slight bow towards the other person. Literally it means something like “I bow to the Divine in you”. 

After being surrounded by so many kids and people, sometimes it’s tough for me to be here in Dublin, to be ignored as well.

Now I’m looking for people who share my ideas, before I get insane here.

Life is good, and a job after 3 weeks of job hunting !

Life is good.  I felt so bad when I came back to Dublin. I almost forgot my time in Nepal. It was like it never happened or it was not me who was there. I was back in Dublin and every one had moved on with their life, except me.

I was really focused on my job hunting, the first offers were gloomy and I was regretting to have left my former company. But now it is fine, I got a job contract with a big company. I hope the job is interesting but anyway I feel relieved. I made it!

And then suddenly all my good memories of Nepal came back. They just popped up in my head and it felt good. The first thought was for my Nepali “sister”, then the landscape, then the grand-father, the people…

It feels SO good to have fulfilled my dream, to have taken the bold decision to leave my job in  the middle of the financial crisis and at the end I’m fine ! (by the way I never heard about any financial crisis in Nepal…the economy is in permanent crisis.) I’m proud of myself !!!

That may be the end of the adventure, for the moment.

Is this blog finished ? …

Should I stop now this blog ? Is this adventure finished ?
Should I do a follow up on what’s happening next?
Kanchan (the little girl with a rare syndrome) might be taken care by Handicap international and a French association (it still needs to be settled)
I should be proud of what I’ve done for her etc…I had no regret going to Nepal.
But coming back is tough !
Nobody is waiting for me here in Ireland. My former colleagues are at work and me I’m on a computer sending my CV and cover letters to some kind of companies (Poker online ?, yeah right).  Well I knew all that would be difficult.
I will be fine, I will be fine, I will be fine, I will be fine.

So here I am, in Europe…

I’m left with my memories and I feel more than sad. There are many kids and people who I miss (so much), others who I would have liked to know better. I just tell to myself that I will go back one day.

Right now I have to go to Ireland. I’m scared. What do they do to French after their disqualification? After all these adventurous bus journeys in the Himalaya, maybe my last day is in Eire.

I’ve got a lot of pictures on my external driver that I have to repair before downloading them in the blog.

I do have the most important photos available now, the reasons why I’ve been there.

Leopards, English, Mathematic, volley-ball and coming back…

Do you know the main reason why people don’t go out at night?
Well there’s nothing to do, no pub, no disco… but only drunken guys around and… and… and there are leopards wandering.
Deep at night, they go out of the jungle and people sometimes hear them roaring.
And I only got to know that now… : 0

I’ve started volley-ball in the school.
For sure there’s not only English in the life of a volunteer (hopefully).
I bought the net a while ago and other volunteers bought badminton rackets, so now the girls can play whereas before they were left watching the boys playing football (so boring : P ).

Looking back, I’ve been a few times on my own in the classroom but it was not easy…
English is a difficult subject to teach, mathematic is much easier.
Discipline also is a mysterious subject and it requires a lot of self control that I don’t really have, as well as good knowledge in Nepali.
I regret to have been “lazy” (or too busy?) in learning Nepali, although I got a manual on my arrival, it would have helped a lot… I may not be perfect after all… ; /

Now the teachers don’t miss the classes any more (well almost, they’re supposed to have finished their exams) and I’m only the assistant, and I enjoy it!
I help the kids with exercises, I help them to practise, I propose other learning methods (from what I remember of my education), I propose games…

It will be so strange to be back. No smoking trucks passing in the centre of villages any more, no muddy paths to walk on, no garbage burning on the streets, no street dogs that have just lost their ears after a fight, no friendly neighbours asking me where I’m going to, no incredible views on the hills and the mountains… I will miss my friendly colleagues; I will miss my Nepali family.
I will have to find a job….
I will come back poorer; of course I gained no experience, no pay slips, and no promotion while I was away…
But I feel much happier now!
One thing for sure: I hope I will never hear about the persons who made my life miserable before I went.

I’ve been really surprised how most of the Nepali are genuinely friendly and have just and uncomplicated personalities.
Of course not every thing is perfect, women work very hard and there are a lot of inequalities.
Still, overall they have a good attitude towards life. There are many festivals where they simply enjoy being with each other.
Nepal may be called a developing country, but regarding the people it is a very rich country. Is it because it is a developing country? I don’t know…Is it because I adopted a flexible attitude that I enjoy Nepal so much? I don’t know…
I promised to my friends here to come back one day, maybe next year. That’s my dearest wish.

I hope to see soon all my European And African And American friends in Europe. Well not everyone forgot me (I got nice emails and comments, thank you!!!).