I am sharing this picture just for fun. I took this picture in a small village hamlet in a remote area in my district. A boy had taken his mother's suwral (shawl) and was running around and playing...
In a couple of days I leave for Pokhara to co-facilitate a training on Leadership for exective team and board members of local Nepali NGOs. I have also convinced my counterpart, Sushila ji, to come with me on the bus ride and to participate. She manages our current staff here in the district of 21 - and is a natural leader.
One of the great things about working on this workshop has been the opportunity to create it with four of my fellow VSO colleagues. Each of them has extensive experience in their field. Most, much more than me. So - I get to learn a ton from them, as well as adding in a few pieces that I feel passionate about: the value of emotions and emotional intelligence within the workplace and leadership, culture and the workplace, and the importance of staff development.
It's all an experiment. We will see how our ideas and plan translates within the Nepali context...I'm sure we'll learn as much as the participants.
In the meantime, I am attentive to the fact that the corn season is coming to an end. And the rice in the paddys has grown really tall now and is sprouting. I have no idea what comes next. I could ask someone, but am enjoying just learning the seasons and foods by waiting and watching.
I notice that my markers for time passing here is by watching the crops: planting, growing, harvesting, drying and packing...and noticing the seasonal changes. And have totally forgotten about school year calendars, reporting deadline markers, and the Western summer season.
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