beginnings

Being my first entry I would like to give an insight into how this has all come about, why exactly am I planning to move to...Nepal...of all the places.

And so here I begin.

Last year I was privileged once again to travel across the world with my elder sister, Sarah, and thrown into our mix was guest traveller "Waydo", our cousin, who gave that masculine edge to our adventures...

After meeting, and rendezous-ing with so many wonderful people, soaking up their stories and visions, tasting a couple more enriching cultures, I arrived at the same old conclusion I have been arriving at since my early teens...

"'I have a dream...' I have a dream to learn another language, live overseas and serve where the "need is great-er".

The destination having been reached in my mind, however, did not translate to a specific location...and the headache returned - where is this dream going to be realised???

Enter Alana: Pioneer school alumni and housemate

Alana has been to Nepal twice and from living with her I could tell it had had a huge impact on her life. Her love for the people, the topography and the culture runs deep, and left the plan in my mind, to, at the very least, visit her when she would move there.

Alana also opened my eyes to the presence of a large enclave of Nepalis in Sydney. She had been associating with a Nepali group attached to Dulwich Hill congregation of JWs for c. 1 year, when I listlessly mentioned one day that I would like to attend the next meeting with her...which I did attend, and which I did enjoy...a lot:)

Having a housemate so like-minded, pursuing such similar goals finally made me consider something I had been fighting against, something which fell outside my European ideal...and after much prayer and 'consideration', I reached my conclusion: ideals, just like laws...are sometimes made to be superseded...

Let the games begin...