Feels like so long

I can't believe it has been a week since I wrote. Time seems to be going quite slow here which is nice. It means I still have quite a bit of time here with the kids. It is really nice to watch how they change and open up over time. There is one girl about 9 who is in class with kids about 7. She is quite quiet and doesn't seem to try and learn (though a lot of them don't). She is really starting to get closer to me and I really want to help her. It's too bad she doesn't go to school with the others. I love these kids though. They are just really sweet.
What have I done other than working/teaching here...hard to remember. Don't get upto TOO much on a regular basis. Nice to just go out into town and enjoy the life here. Saw a goat that had just been slaughtered. Saw how they take the hair off a goat. Got henna done on my hand one day as I hung out with the girls and the couple women that work here. "Auntie" one of the ladies did it on my hand while others died girls hair with it. THey all seem to want whiter skin for some reason too.
Took a couple girls out for a drink and food one day with Harvey. Something different for them. That afternoon we(me and 4 other volunteers) took a group of kids to the park. This ended up in a swimming excursion first. All the boys decided to jump in the lake (half in underwear the other half nothing) and the 2 girls eventually decided to go in a bit too.
On the 25th it was a sponsors 85th birthday. He was here and we ended up having cake for him and a SPECIAL meal of MOMOs (a sort of dumpling - super good). Felt a little bad for one of the kids, Kunga, whose birthday was also that day. No one seemed to acknowledge it. We got him a piece of cake and a card. His face just seemed to light up. It was really cute. And he continued to cut the piece of cake into a million little pieces so everyone could share.
On Thursday Mike, Razvan and I decided to venture to Devi's Falls (waterfall). We walked right past the stupid thing and up hill for quite some time. We ended up at someones house/shop having a tea before heading back down the hill to the falls. It was a neat place that should also be seen in rainy season I think.
Yesterday was our "day off" and we really treated it that way. We started with eggs for breakfast at the restaurant/hotel across the street. Then we decided to rent a boat and row across to start our hike up the hill to the World Peace Pagoda. It sits at 1100meters about sea level. That was quite the hike up. Amazing view. We also for some odd reason decided to paddle around the lake which ended up with us getting tangled in some fishing nets. A little Nepalese fisherman had to come free us. It was quite a funny adventure. We had a nice day off. Such a change from the other days.
Today it is quite quiet here after teaching this morning. The kids are in class this afternoon and a none of the volunteers are around. So I am having a relaxing afternoon with some time to myself and catching up online.
Miss everyone.