Pochara

2nd of October

The most visible difference here from any other part of Nepal is the majority of tourist that roam the streets. Possibly it's just this tourist area called Lakeside that's infested by us foreigners, but it's even hard sometimes to spot the natives. I really can't blame them thou, I've never felt such ease in just living somewhere like I do here, just walking down the street feels a lot simpler then at home.

The cost of living, even if it's multiplied by a lot here, is still way below at home. The food is amazing, the hotels follow western standards, the temperature is just perfect and there is a lot of activities. I feel like never leaving this place, and it isn't just me that felt the same way.

The most welcomed difference is finally being able to talk to people, further then the previous short questions for direction. Meeting Europeans, Americans and Australians really makes a big difference after a while, it even seems to have calmed my stomach.

The lake beside Lakeside, still working on why they call it that, is astonishing in the sunset, and quite beautiful in the day as well. I met up with some of the volunteers I encountered in Kathmandu and by renting a boat did we cross the waters in a search for a waterfall.

The first thing you can't miss about Nepal is that the electricity shuts down a couple of hours a day, not necessarily in the easy-living Lakeside, but Pochara got some minor features as well. Like the rain around four o'clock each day. This caught us entirely unprepared, and there where casualties for our ignorance.