Day 1 in Nepal

I'd like to apologise for taking so long to upload these. Sadly, we did not have internet access in Nepal so we couldn't keep you posted.

Day 1 – Jayne and Zoe

We set out on our journey after days & hours of preparing for our service programme in Nepal. For the past 7 months, Spring Blossom has been practicing and reviewing our games and arts activities, as well as going on the two treks on Lamma Island and Hong Kong Island, along with hosting various charity fund-raisers.

It’s the start of our first half term holiday and while the rest of the school was getting ready for a week off, the SB crew loaded their bags onto the coach at 3pm and waved goodbye to their parents.

The excitement of the voices and laughter filled the bus as everyone prepared themselves for 13 days of living outside their comfort zones. After Burger King and Ben and Jerry’s, we boarded our flight KA102 to Nepal.

The first thing I noticed on the plane was the Nepalese people already seated. There was a mixture of hair and skin colour. Some looked Indian, some Chinese (oriental) and some Eurasian. Yet from what they were wearing it was obvious that they were Nepalese, in their Sari etc. This gave me an insight of the beautiful people we would be meeting in Nepal and all the more added to our excitement.

When we got off the plane in Kathmandu we were greeted with beautifully coloured flower garlands and fresh air instead of the polluted air in Hong Kong. During the bus ride to the hotel, we passed the streets of Nepalese houses and shops. Light was scarce but it was already very fascinating to imagine, see and experience life in Nepal’s capital city.

Everyone was exhausted at the time we reached the hotel at 11:30pm. After checking in we went straight to bed as we all needed the rest for the long, demanding days to come!