Not much to report today. I finally organise with Raju my trek to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). I’ll catch the bus to Pokhara on Monday and start trekking on Thursday. That will give me a few days in Pokohara to look around. I’m told it’s completely different to Kathmandu. It’s on a lake and there are mountain views. And it’s clean.
I go for a walk in the morning and come across a young boy around 10 years sleeping on a busy street. On my walk I can’t stop thinking about him. I come back the same way deliberately to try and find him. He’s moved to a street corner, just sitting by himself. His not begging. It’s common to find beggars on busy streets but he is different. I feel for him. I approach, he looks up and I give him 500 rupees (about $7). He takes it. No words exchanged. I talk to Raju about this, wondering if I can report him to some organization. They explain that there are troubled kids on the street that are difficult to help, either because they are into drugs or so troubled to be nuisances in established orphanages. They suggest if I can find him again, to bring him here to the hotel and they will try to find a solution. I will try and find him again.
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