2nd day at Global Platform Kathmandu

Nameste!

Today the overall theme was developing countries and social changes. We heard about different development theories and did a lot of group work, where we for example had to mark out Action Aid Denmark's values from their own written vision.
We were given a short assignment, where we had to pretend we were in the future and then make a news paper headline as we wish the world to look like in the future. Mine was for example: For the first time in 50 years pollution is at it lowest.  

Afterwards we had our first Nepali class with Khati. It was pretty exciting to learn some Nepali. We learned a lot of useful sentences like: Tapai ko Naam ke ho? (what is your name) - Mero Naam Anna Ho. (My name is Anna)
It was challenging to pronouns the words and also difficult to understand when you use the different words, because some of them have different meanings. You use different words for yes and no, depending on if it has something to do with a possession or if something is right or wrong. You can hear it is even difficult to describe.
In Denmark you often start out a conversation with a stranger by talking about the weather, but in Nepal it is common to ask: Tapai Le khana khanu Bhayo? (Have you had food?) - It is not rude in anyway to ask people this even though they have not eaten anything. The class was helpful and I learned some simple Nepali sentences.

Later in the day we had to make a problemtree, where we had to put up a problem from a text about a slumarea in India and try to find some solutions to the problem.

Overall it was a instructive day!

Pheri Bhetaula! (see you again)

Anna