Its been a busy week. Last weekend I went into Kathmandu for a two-day holiday with a lot of friends from project. We had a good time away from Melamchi and project. I ran into one of my best friends, Dan, from the last time I was in Nepal. On the way back I got my bag stolen by a local. That was the first time it had happened to me so I was pretty furious. The experience taught me about the actual value of material possessions.
It was a long week of putting up earthquake resistant walls and working as a Sherpa. I leave to go to Kagati on Tuesday where I will continue the same type of work but for one of the poorest communities of Nepal. 90% of the homes were destroyed in last years earthquakes. My friend Cara who is the logistics coordinator in Kagati told me that they are living in cowsheds and only have 4 toilets for 5000 people. I hope that the work we do will be enough of an impact.