Bring on the sun... 5 days :) :)

Its raining here and it's becoming old news, the monsoon is certainly beginning to settle in on the lush green valley that is for another 5 days my humble home. Kathmandu in seasonal rain is a pretty sight with high rolling cumulonimbi replacing the Himalaya with more spectacular height and even beauty and the small wispy clouds scratching the surface of the foothill seemingly engulfing the aligning gumpas in ethereal nothingness. But in a dirty city, and Kathmandu is at least a prince of dirt, the rain brings more filth as the sewers overflow (where the are sewers) and the streets are flowing with sailing boats of noodle packets, banana skins and water bottles. Iv heard that by June the center of the ring-road can have floods up to the waist - I feel lucky that my flight is booked in a mere 5 days, out of which 3 will most definitely be water-logged.
Connor is back and with him good news, he is taking 5 of the most needy and sick kids with him to Dolakha in the east to start up his own NGO, the children will definitly miss them but Connor will be back every month and the 5 are too happy to speak of. Things are looking good at the project which is fantastic as it would be terrible to leave when the place is in the need it has recently been in. The first of the international fund raising is trickling in from the States and Singapore and now the children have lunch of different kinds every day... at last there is no cries of hunger in those long afternoons before the rice is served. The money is looking positive but if the UK helped out too, things will be perfect. The money being sent over is now in Connor's control as no one in this country, at least anyone we are affiliated with, can be trusted with money, not even my host. But Connor has started to set up tabs with most of the essential shops in the town and when he comes back every month he will take the funds out of the central account and settle the tab himself, we hope this system is fool-proof and i have absolute trust in Connor so I won't feel suspect to deposit funds myself in the slightest. So when I return, beware, the fundraising hat will be well and truly on.