Melissa's Birth Day


Today is a special day as newly formed parliament is going to declare that republican country Nepal. The dictator Shah monarchy has been ruling Nepal for 240 years, since early Nepal unification. Another coincidence our volunteer Melissa’s Birth Day was today.

I drove Melissa to Baudha Nath to arrange her monastery class we saw thousand of people were marching pass with red flags and banners and putting red color mark each other, pedestrian and drivers too. We got a red mark on our forehead and a strong hand shake. All people are looked very happy to celebrate a historic movement of Nepal and clearly with cheer and smile on their face.

After a terrible drive we arrived to the Monastery then talked to Guruji about arranging class and lesson plan. After short discussion with guruji we moved to another monastery Urgen Jhyamling Gumpa, also where Melissa have to teach English to Buddhist monk for 2 to 3 hours a day. We talked to guruji then Melissa did a small peer teaching informal class with a nun, Dechen. After spending 2 hours at the monastery we went to the hotel where we have to arrange tonight Melissa’s birth day party.

I just left Melissa at her hotel and led her know to celebrate her Birth day at the Prime hotel at seven pm then came back home. After doing my private things I started by motor cycle, unfortunately due to VIPs embankment towards convention hall copes stopped us for a while on the road. Some how we arrived to prime hotel then celebrated Melissa’s Birth day she blew candle, cut cake, we were clapping and saying “ Happy Birth day to You”.

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