Sunday October 16th

I landed here in Kathmandu yesterday morning at 8:30 Nepal time after 22 hours of flying and layovers.
For the past 48 hours I have been submerged directly into Nepalese Culture at a high rate of speed, both by walking the streets of Kathmandu and going through orientation classes at the VIN office. there is absolutely no way I can find the words or phrases to describe this city..........many use the saying "controlled chaos" and for that i have to agree but there are more words out there and i will seek them out to continue to tell this story of this trip which starts with the explosion of raw life that is Kathmandu..........some images I have seen have dropped me stone still, and all of them have a glimmer of perseverance.  There is poverty, there is filth, there is congestion, pollution, garbage, there are the injured, there are the blind,those without arms or legs..........and all of if, and all of them, just continue forward..........bobbing and weaving within streets, alleyways, culd-e-sacs, and pathways, taking care that the other is not impeded in their travels, where ever they may be going........and where are they going?..........I have video........and photos......will post soon. bandwidth is not too strong over here. the group of volunteers i am with are fabulous, representing sweden, columbia, australia, UK, and US.......we have our last set of classes tomorrow and like buckshot we will disperse into the Himilayas to extend a hand...........