realestate.com - Nepal Needs You!

Just this weekend, I moved out of the house I'd been staying in since arriving in Kathmandu.The KISC hostel was a great place to stay upon arrival in Nepal, but hearing that I would be sharing a bedroom with another girl and a bathroom with 5 others for the next 4 months quickly put me on the look out for somewhere else to live.Luckily, an Australian named Antonia (also a teacher at KISC) had a spare room at her apartment and so, I decided to move in with her...for the time being.Although Antonia's apartment is nice, I want to find a place that I really like that I can set up as my own, and so, began the search for a place to call home.Now if I were to search for an apartment back in Melbourne, I would jump on realestate.com.au, domain.com.au...

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Missing Bek

I miss Bek.I'm sad that I can no longer go grocery shopping on her behalf, help her finish a loaf of bread or a carton of milk, or keep her company after watching a freaky episode of Criminal Minds.But I love it when we talk on skype and she tells me all about her day, or plays me her favorite Flight of the Conchords song. I also love it when she starts skype conference calls and I get to talk to a bunch of people all at the same time.I miss Bek (and lots of other people too...

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1 Bag, 2 hours and 720 Rupees Later

Today I went to Kathmandu's Cargo Storage building to pick up a bag that I sent over.We (I went with a Nepali man from school named Bukta) arrived at 10:30am and were quickly surrounded by a group of men. One man asked for my documents and a copy of my passport. Unfortunately, I hadn't brought a copy of my passport so he brought us to a building to make a copy = 5 rupees (7 cents).We were then told that the building wouldn't open til 11am so we stood around the front of the building while others arrived. It was interesting to watch the Nepali men interacting with each other, smoking, spitting and shooting snot our of their noses. Gross.At 11:15am the building opened. The man with my documents was already inside and told Bukta and I to wait on some seats. We waited. 1/2 hour later, we were...

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Kathmandu - My New Home

It's quite late at night but I can hear the animals in the zoo nearby going nuts! There are elephants, lions, monkeys and a random dog barking. Welcome to Kathmandu!I was sitting in the middle section of the plane totally engrossed in a movie I was watching when we landed in my new home, so I didn't even catch a glimpse of Kathmandu as we were approaching.The airport was pretty average (what you'd expect from an airport in a developing country) and a little chaotic, but I found my way alright, picked up my bag without any hassles, and was met by someone from KISC (Kathmandu International Study Centre) - the school I'm teaching at.I was then brought to the KISC guesthouse where almost all new teachers stay when they first arrive, and after settling...

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Koh Samui = Island Paradise

I started this blog to keep people up-to-date on my adventures in Nepal, and now that I've arrived, I thought it was about time I posted again (sorry for my laziness over the last few months...now that I'm here, I'll endeavour to post a bit more regularly). But before I write about Nepal, let me tell you about the awesome holiday I just had... Oh my gosh! If you have ever want to go to an island paradise, then Koh Samui is it! It was amazing, from start to finish!!!!!Hannah (my friend that I was travelling with) and I were met at the airport by someone from the Samui Reef View Resort where we were staying, and after unpacking our stuff a bit, Hannah and I went and lounged by the pool for awhile, had some lunch, then headed into Lamai - the...

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