Today we all got called from our regular schedules to help put up posters for the One Billion Rising Campaign (Feb 14 2013) and 16-day campaign to stop violence against women (starting Nov 25 - this Sunday). At first I was a bit disappointed but in the end it was best (as usual) to get out of the office. We split off into teams and covered different areas of the local villages - my team walked through Sidbhari and the neighbouring Yol Cantonment (military zone village) and then went to another town by bus. We used a mixture of flour and water to paste the posters (3 in each spot, all very beautifully printed) which I was pretty impressed by although to be honest I don't know how well they'll stay. At least it never rains here! (The other day we had the first cloudy day actually since monsoons, which I think is nuts!).
I leave the NGO and Sidhbari on December 1 so things are starting to wrap up. We are all finishing our projects and starting on Sunday will all be helping with the 16-day violence campaign. I'm trying to make plans with all of my new friends here so that we have some fun before I go. Tomorrow two of the other volunteers, Eva (from Germany) and Christina (from Boston) will come over to play cards and watch movies so I'm excited about that. I hope to spend some time with the permanent Jagori workers too. I feel like I'm getting close to my landlady and she invited us to two weddings this week, so I'm going to be sure to go to at least one. I think I started over-eating again but I really can't care less right now! As long as I don't upset my stomach. The wedding will have good food so that's why I'm thinking of it. They will likely be Nepali weddings so that will be a first-time experience for me.
Last thought -- today I had fast food for lunch while out on poster day and I decided once-and-for-all that Indian fast food is very superior to Canadian fast food. I'm not really into donuts and pizza and...McDonald's? but oh my gosh how I love momos, chow mein, and samosas. Those are actually the main fast foods here! So amazing!
Love you all
Clarke
I leave the NGO and Sidhbari on December 1 so things are starting to wrap up. We are all finishing our projects and starting on Sunday will all be helping with the 16-day violence campaign. I'm trying to make plans with all of my new friends here so that we have some fun before I go. Tomorrow two of the other volunteers, Eva (from Germany) and Christina (from Boston) will come over to play cards and watch movies so I'm excited about that. I hope to spend some time with the permanent Jagori workers too. I feel like I'm getting close to my landlady and she invited us to two weddings this week, so I'm going to be sure to go to at least one. I think I started over-eating again but I really can't care less right now! As long as I don't upset my stomach. The wedding will have good food so that's why I'm thinking of it. They will likely be Nepali weddings so that will be a first-time experience for me.
Last thought -- today I had fast food for lunch while out on poster day and I decided once-and-for-all that Indian fast food is very superior to Canadian fast food. I'm not really into donuts and pizza and...McDonald's? but oh my gosh how I love momos, chow mein, and samosas. Those are actually the main fast foods here! So amazing!
Love you all
Clarke
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