We are here!

We arrived in Kathmandu last night. The plane ride was very long, but it wasn't as scary as we thought it would be. When we exited the Kathmandu airport we were greeted by an amazing family and brought to their home. The most scary thing was the driving. The roads are so different than ours. They are small and probably shouldn't even be called roads. They are more like little paths, with no signs or any form of organization. It is sooo beautiful, so different from the U.S. There are tons of dogs on the streets, also a lot of cows wandering around everywhere. Most people speak English but not the strongest because Nepali is their first language. I have a couple funny stories to share about us misunderstanding them when we get back. We do love it here! It is so different, but the people are very nice. We visited a school today, we were each in a different classroom and helped teach the children. They were so sweet and eager to learn. (Kayli) I am called Barbie by a lot of the children because they have not seen blond hair, It's cute. When we get our meals we don't really know how to eat them or what they are but I think we are kind of catching on. I would tell you what the meals are like but it is like nothing we have. It is a rice base though. The view is amazing from everywhere, you can see the mountains and hills in the distance, and most of the houses have a walk on roof or terrace so you can really appreciate it. It is very sad seeing the children on the streets, or homeless people digging through garbage, it breaks our heart. We have never had to see that before. But for the most part everyone is very happy here and loves their country. It may be 10:30 in the morning there, but it is 10:30 at night here, so we are off to bed and will blog again as soon as possible.