Orienting spirits: Children of Nepal

We have been a bit lazy with the blog, but not with the traveling! After many Chinese adventures, we spent the last 3 weeks trekking in the Himalaya (yes, pictures will come, don't worry).

Right now we are stuck in charming and busy Kathmandu, struggling to get the Indian visa before our Nepali one runs out. By no means we are not enjoying our prolonged stay in Nepal though! Yesterday we had a fantastic encounter which boosted our moods like nothing else recently and pushes us to write a post about it straight away.

We met Lama Sangya while visiting the big Boudha Stupa (world heritage site). He told us about his orphanage and invited us for a visit, could we refuse?

Five minutes later we reached the two story building home to Nifon Children's Home. Sangya, who is the director of the orphanage, showed us the place and entertained us with interesting and profound discussions about his dream and about Tibetan Buddhism.

Sangya was born to a poor family and could not get a proper education as a child. After discovering his passion for Buddhism and having become a lama, he devoted his life to help children who are not fortunate enough to receive an education.

Nepal is a poor country, where some 80% of the population lives with less than 2USD a day. The education which all of us in Europe take for granted is still not available for many children here. Orphans (one child in twelve under the age of seventeen) are especially vulnerable and the devotion of people like Lama Sangya and the people supporting him brings hope for them.

We spent some amazing time with the children, just talking and playing with them. Sharing the joy of these children has been an awakening experience and we wish these images could transmit you even a tiny bit of the energy we felt.

If you wish to make a donation for the project, you can find the necessary information on the website www.nifon.org.np.