Some more cool things I've discovered...

11. (I was up to 11 right?) that schools have really cool names here. I used to live near Lovebuds High School and the other day I spotted a bus heading to Gems School.

12. that my name also means 'very long skirt' and 'grandmother' (I am sticking to the Tibetan version)

13. that everyone here is still lovely

14. that drinking water from a bottle without letting it touch your lips is really not so difficult afterall.

15. that i still don't know what all the different variations on shaking and nodding the head mean

16. that i have a lot to learn about bartering and it turns out that smiling excitedly and saying "only 100 rupees, cool" does not help.

17. that i have to stop converting everything to pounds cos it just blows my mind how cheap everything is here - the other week i had burritos, rice, salad, refried beans, water and a mojito for less than 2pounds.

18. that a lady cannot live only on nepali food - and sometimes a mexican and a cocktail is just the ticket.

19. that i am no longer of traveller mentality and can't take nasty toilets, sticky bedsheets or too much tie-dye.

20. that learing nepali is fun when you have a teacher whose smile is bigger than his head.

20 (and a half). that there are some hard nosed, mean people in the world of development!