Waiting in Warrawong

So it's only two more sleeps until I head to Nepal and I don't really know how I am feeling. Excited for the prospects of what I will encounter? Yes, definitely. Excited for the doors this opportunity will open for me? Absolutely. You could say I am excited all up but really I am a little apprehensive with the thought of leaving my family behind. It's never easy saying goodbye to loved ones before a long trip but I justify it by looking at the opportunities this experience will provide me in my teaching career.

I've read a lot about Kathmandu and done my research on everything from the currency to the gym situation (yes, sad I know) and there is not anything I am really worried about with visiting this city. I think the fact that I didn't know a lot about the place before applying for the trip has helped me just accept that it is better to just 'go with the flow'.  I understand that there will be a plethora of cultural differences that will challenge me on a daily basis but I guess past trips to China, Singapore and Thailand will have given me some coping experience.

Teaching in Nepal is going to be a great challenge but to be completely honest, I really haven't thought much about that part of it. I think it has something to do with the fact that as far as their schools and curriculum is concerned I really don't know what to expect. Like I said before, I am just going to go with the flow and enjoy the experience.

I really enjoy being immersed in a different culture as I learn a great deal from just observing. I am fascinated by how different things are to how I percieve them to be or how I might do something differently  at home. I feel a connectedness to places that I allow myself to be immersed in and I like to see the positive aspects of my surrounds.

I think I will just try and relax over the next few nights and get a good sleep in preparation for the long flight. I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the group that's going and talking about our thoughts and expectations relating to the trip.

I guess this explains what I am thinking and feeling before the trip and I will touch base about my first impressions of Kathmandu once I get there.