I go home in two days, sorry i have only just written :)
 
When i first arrived in Nepal it was a huge culture shock and completely different to anything i have ever known. I cried after 5 minutes of being in the country at some poor man begging outside the airport. It might have been the jetlag, but this was a huge huge shock to me & made me feel sick.
 
We spent our initial 4 days in Kathmandu for orientation. We came to Sirutar after this and within a week i was totally comfortable with my family and in the village. The village is beautiful and i am still not used to waking up, looking out my window and seeing rice fields upon rice fields, surrounded by the mountains, and on a clear day we can see the Himalayas, which are beautiful.
 
Nepali people stare a lot but i got used to this quickly and found out that they are the friendliest, happiest people i have ever met, especially my family who treated me with respect, gave me privacy when i wanted it but also made me feel part of the family immediately. I have a little brother, Avi, who is the cheekiest person i have ever met. All he wants is to look at my photos and chocolate. They influenced my stay in Nepal greatly and without my "didi" as my big sister i wouldn't have laughed, smiled or enjoyed my stay anywhere near as much as i have done. I love her :) She's the loveliest, gentlest woman in the world and she does everything for her husband and her son, cooking 3 meals a day for them and me and the project supervisor, and then she also makes tiffin for all the volunteers every day, her husband helps her with this though. Must be difficult as they only have one stove, but they also use a fire that they burn wood on in the corner so cook as well.
 
I can easily say now i am sick to death of rice, i never want to see the stuff again in my life, only 3 more meals of it though. Don’t get me wrong the food is lovely. Luckily i like spicy food anyway, and i am used to eating rice for breakfast but sometimes i just want a pizza :)
 
I have met some of the most amazing people out here. It is hard living in such close proximity with others for such a long time, and there is no-where to get away but everybody got along well, some better than others, but everybody has been there for each other when needed and helped each other out as a group.
 
The language barrier is difficult at first and most people just chat away to you in Nepalese and i just nod & smile but you automatically pick up little words so i can tell my family when I’m full. My dad speaks good English though so its ok.
 
Nepal is the most beautiful country i have ever been too. Unfortunately we were not allowed out of Kathmandu valley as we would have liked, Sirutar itself is still beautiful. This has been the best experience of my life, thank you very much Platform2