Day one – welcome
After breakfast at the hotel – roti with vegetables, yogurt and sauce (a little too Nepali for my taste, but perfectly adequate) – I made my way over to the
August 16, 2024
Teaching in Nepal
Day two – teaching
At least for the time being, I have decided to frame the blog as a daily diary. I do have some concerns about this, as it might become rambling and
August 17, 2024
Day four – rehearsing
I had thought I would be continuing the process of taking a class today, introducing myself to more of the students, trying to raise awareness and drum up a bit
August 21, 2024
Day six – international relations: James Bond and a visa
The song for the festival, a heroic song based on a character from modern literature – James Bond – has been written, but of course it has no real
August 22, 2024
Day seven – a new home, a new start
The idea had been to start a new regime of early morning rehearsals, as apparently various teachers have been complaining about the amount of time the students are missing. Anu,
August 23, 2024
Day eight – hokey-cokey, tuk tuk, snip snip
With yesterday’s early start declared a disaster, we decided upon a compromise, aiming for the slightly more civilised hour of 8.30 (a three hour rehearsal was always a bit excessive.)
August 23, 2024
Day ten – celebrating new beginnings
Yesterday, I was given a written invitation to attend an event to launch the Orientation programme for the Hotel management course at KGIST (a sister college to SPA in Dhangadhi.)
August 26, 2024
Day eleven – shopping
Our first task this morning was to go shopping, both because we needed certain things, but also as a gentle introduction to Dhangardhi, and as a bit of orientation. Everything
August 27, 2024
Day thirteen – Time
Another holiday today; yesterday had been Krishna’s birthday, but today were the celebrations – dancing in the temples, processions through the streets. But we have little time left before going
August 28, 2024
Day fourteen – the name’s Bond. James Bond.
Time is moving on. The festival in Lucknow is but three days away. More imminently, both Eva and Val are leaving tomorrow, Eva to Pokhara on the bus, Val coming
September 5, 2024
Day fifteen – off to Kathmandu
I was beginning my journey to Lucknow today, but the plane to Kathmandu, stage one of my journey, was not till the afternoon, so still time to rehearse in the
September 6, 2024
Day twenty-six – Teaching
Since I was still keen to make myself, and what I do, known to as many SPA students as possible before calling Auditions for the show, we had a plan
September 14, 2024