The trip from Kathmandu to
Duradanda, the village where we were doing most of our work, was beautiful. It was really the first that we really got to see of Nepal outside of Kathmandu. The hills are green and in the distance behind them are the Himalayas.
It's amazing. We made out way across the the country in a bus with all our luggage loaded on top.
The roadways in Nepal where less than desirable. Even what was considered the "silky" roads were narrow and covered in potholes. This made travel slower. Thank goodness this wasn't our bus, we definitely wouldn't have fit, either would our luggage.
Along the way our bus broke down so we took the opportunity to stop for lunch. We walked up a hill to find a place to eat. While we were eating we attracted some of the locals. They are so shy, but they let me take a picture, as long as I showed them what they looked like.
Much like the people in Cambodia, I think that the Nepali people are very beautiful. Once our bus was fixed we were on our way again. The view continued to get more and more beautiful, but the road got rougher and rougher. About a mile out of the town another truck got stuck in the mud on the road blocking our way, we decided to just walk the last mile into town. It was beautiful because of the view and it was nice to finally be out of the bus walking around.
On our walk we got to see the first of the beautiful sunsets in Nepal.
The sun reflects off the snow capped mountains in almost a pink color. Probably one of the prettiest things I've seen in my life. The picture hardy does it justice. When we finally arrived in
Duradanda they were waiting for us. As we walked into the village they greeted us with singing, dancing
tikkas and scarfs.
It was such a wonderful experience it almost felt like a hero's welcome. They were so happy about us being there and we hadn't even done anything yet. It was only day one and already we were having a wonderful time. This experience was just the beginning of a week of wonderful experiences.
It's amazing. We made out way across the the country in a bus with all our luggage loaded on top. 
The roadways in Nepal where less than desirable. Even what was considered the "silky" roads were narrow and covered in potholes. This made travel slower. Thank goodness this wasn't our bus, we definitely wouldn't have fit, either would our luggage. 
Along the way our bus broke down so we took the opportunity to stop for lunch. We walked up a hill to find a place to eat. While we were eating we attracted some of the locals. They are so shy, but they let me take a picture, as long as I showed them what they looked like. 
Much like the people in Cambodia, I think that the Nepali people are very beautiful. Once our bus was fixed we were on our way again. The view continued to get more and more beautiful, but the road got rougher and rougher. About a mile out of the town another truck got stuck in the mud on the road blocking our way, we decided to just walk the last mile into town. It was beautiful because of the view and it was nice to finally be out of the bus walking around. 
On our walk we got to see the first of the beautiful sunsets in Nepal.
The sun reflects off the snow capped mountains in almost a pink color. Probably one of the prettiest things I've seen in my life. The picture hardy does it justice. When we finally arrived in Duradanda they were waiting for us. As we walked into the village they greeted us with singing, dancing tikkas and scarfs. 
It was such a wonderful experience it almost felt like a hero's welcome. They were so happy about us being there and we hadn't even done anything yet. It was only day one and already we were having a wonderful time. This experience was just the beginning of a week of wonderful experiences.
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