Monday, March 2, 2009

Safe and sound in Tansen

Hello all,
Arrived safe and sound and a bit tired after 27 hour journey from Toronto to Kathmandu. Had a great time trying to fit all the luggage into a cab, since we had 5 suitcases with us. By chance bumped into Shaun and Erica on the streets of Thamel which was a great coincidence since we had never met! Had to get used to the lack of electricity in KTM, which has been reduced to 4 hours/day and even that are at inopportune times ie. 12AM -4AM. It makes for many candlelight dinners and early bedtimes!
We caught our early flight the next morning to Pokhara where we met with Carol Scovil and dropped off part of our luggage (donated seating equipment and braces) and then headed off to Tansen. It was a long winding road through fantastic scenery. However, the many hairpin turns did make me a bit nervous at first, but we had a more than competent driver who got us safely to Tansen. We have settled in at Tansen, and met some really great people who have given us a feel for the hospital and the town. We will be preparing our presentations tonight and will start on our first presentation/workshop tomorrow afternoon on Bobath approaches.
Very happy to be in Tansen and back in Nepal!

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