We are all on great form here, generally staying fit and healthy. Evie had a bit if a fever a couple of weeks ago, but is now back on form and developing amazingly quickly. She is still putting on weight rapidly, eating anything within reach, and seems to be going on a bit of development spurt. She is becoming much more mobile but for the last three weeks, she has been unable to find forward gear, sliding backwards whenever she tried to reach out for something which was funny to watch, but she found it very frustrating! But then yesterday, she suddenly worked out how to go forwards, and I get the feeling life will never be the same again.... She is also developing more of a personality and becoming more individualistic – if looks could kill I would have died several painful deaths yesterday for trying to stop her sucking her thumb in between spoonfuls of breakfast.






The weather has been very English for the last few days - rain, then sun then rain again. We had our first proper downpour the other night, filling the ditches in minutes, and turning the roads into rivers. The picture to the left shows some kids making wading their way across what was a football pitch outside our house...

Language learning is going OK – we have another week and a half, before we head down to the south and west of the country for 10 days. This is where a lot of INF's projects are based and we are really looking forward to seeing more of the country. This area (called the Terai), is a strip that runs right along the southern edge of Nepal and is completely different to Pokhara in terms of geography, culture, even language said to be more like India than Nepal. It is also where there has been a lot of unrest recently, as the Madhesi's (people from that region) feel under represented in Nepal's new interim constitution, and protest in the only way that seems to get any attention here – blocking roads and rioting (search for Nepal on bbc website for more info). Following a speech from the prime minister last week it seems to have calmed down.



When we get back, we're taking a weeks holiday and thinking of going for a short trek, and then we start work.... Actually can't wait for this as the novelty of being back at school learning the language as worn off!