Change of address
We are in the last few days of our summer holidays and have really enjoyed having a good break. We have recently moved into a new house. We are living in the house of a family that is back on leave in Australia for the next three months. It is a real treat, with a great kitchen and a beautiful view from the roof.
Our amazing new kitchen!
After not watching television for the last six months and having very little idea of what is going on in the world outside Kathmandu, we have a TV in our new house. This doesn’t excite Tom that much (not being a big TV watcher), but for me it was very exciting to be able to have some down time in front of a channel that almost exclusively shows my favourite type of shows, cooking shows. In addition it gets even better, my favourite show in Australia ‘Masterchef’ has, amazingly enough, just started here. Last night I had a good hour fix of the first episode.
The other thing that is bringing us both much joy is that we have recently got bicycles. This has changed our lives quite a lot and we wish we had done it much earlier. It makes getting around much easier and really helps now that we are living a bit further away from school. It has been a learning process riding on the roads of Kathmandu. There are often multiple people taking over one another and it can be quite chaotic, particularly as a cyclist you are not given much priority on the roads. The bell on my bike has a brilliant sound though, so I often have a big smile when I’m riding around ringing my bell. It just seems the right way to get around.
We are both looking forward to (although I am a little nervous) about the new school year (starting on Monday). It will be quite a busy term, particularly for Tom who is directing the school play. [T - Zo is head of english so she'll have her work cut out for her too!].
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