Starting to gather my strength after a bout of stomach problems. It’s a government public holiday so my plans to get my visa extended are put off until Sunday.
I decide to walk to the zoo for some exercise. It’s about seven kilometers away via Google maps. I meet a Japanese man there who works for the Japanese government here and is involved in development funding. He’s been here for two years and is tired of Nepal. Where he lives he is surrounded by UN employees and he has as much of a dim view of them as I do. Japan is a big contributor to the UN cause and he dispairs at the waste of money and laziness of staff. There’s parties every Friday night and he’s tied of it all. He’s experience of Nepal is so different to mine, understandably. He sees a very different side.
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