Well I have finally arrived. I will recommend to everyone, don't move out and pack your life before moving overseas the day you fly out. Silly I know, but I had a number of things happen recently that threw out my schedule.
I'll be working for RIDS Nepal, who work on development in rural communities in the North West of Nepal. The office is the white building in the photo, with a number of solar panels and wind generator being tested. More information is on their website.
http://www.rids-nepal.org/
Some of the work has involved installing alternative power in the communities, and using data monitoring equipment to verify things are working well, and to see how they can be improved. My role here is to assist them with the Data Monitoring, and hopefully I can impart some knowledge to them.
Kathmandu is a vibrant city, with a nice touch of chaos. Small Maruti Suzuki taxi's intertwine with motorcycles and pedestrians on the road. What is surprising is there are many 'almost accidents' but you hardly see one.
At the last second, motorcycles, pedestrians, and cars beep, and swerve at the last second giving the impression that it is the accepted norm.
Buildings are built closely together, with some gorgeous old buildings which were part of the palaces around the city. Water quality is a problem through Nepal, and reliability of supply. What is interesting is that there are some aqueduct's through the city, that have been there for over a hundred years, still working reliably.
The next few days I will be working with the RIDS staff, to see what is required to upgrade and test the equipment in Humla, the remote North West of Nepal.
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