you know...the life

All in all, all is well. I have decided to pick up some MORE classes, so in total I will be teaching 19 classes in 4 days...a little nuts. But like I said in my last post, I want to give these kids as much drama as they, and I, can handle.

I am in my last week of going to yoga class; it's bittersweet. I love going, and learning more and every time getting more focused in yoga and meditation. However, we (Liz and I that is) are almost done learning the entire sets of series, and I will still be doing it every morning. I will probably go to her house when I can to practice, as it is quieter and more neutral...or I will wake up early and do it on my roof. Every one wakes up so early here, so I sort of feel like the (one of the two) white lady in the neighborhood putting on a yoga show...which makes it a little more difficult to concentrate. The plus is that I won't have to wake up at 5:20, catch a tuk tuk, walk to yoga, and then after being so relaxed and feeling so great, going in to crazy Patan, where people stare, hork, honk, and almost drive your toes off - this is when all of the breathing and relaxation exercises go into complete reverse.

So, I am writing the script for classes 9 and 10 and I decided to write something that deals with many issues prevalent in Nepal: race (it is baffling!!!!!!!! there is whitening cream for the skin, and black and Indian people are stared at with horrific faces made to them...I have never seen discrimination like this before. Actually, it is quite disgusting.), religion, education in Kathmandu and in villages - and lack of education, the country's infrastructure, government control, lack of means to transportation, electricity, and clean water all around the country. I am hopeful that this will really challenge these students and make them think about themselves and their position here and how they want to form themselves in this struggling country. The awesome thing is that all of these ideas came from them. I did a mind map around education in Nepal, and there is so much that would be considered a disaster in America that is the back bone of the system here. No matter what the issue is, be it government, economics, sanitation issues, race, technology, family, or religion, I believe it ALL starts with education. Nothing will improve if the people are not educated and are not willing to be educated.
These students are.
I hope that by them speaking the words in this script, they will be more educated and informed about the dire situation(s) here, and that they will be willing to make a change, somehow.