Eerste dagen in Pokhara

Since almost 2 weeks I'm in Pokhara, the 2nd city of Nepal, about 200 km west op Kathmandu. It's situated in a very beautiful natural surrounding, on the shore of a big lake, in the middel of green hills and on the background the white snowpeaks of the Himalaya (Anapurna, Machu Puchre, Daulaghiri).
I'm friendly welcomed by my Nepali family, a mother, father, daughter (15) and son (20). I live in a area not far from the old center of the city. I've got my own sleepingroom. The house has running, cold water and my 'Nepali ama' is a very good cook (she is originaly Indian). I enjoy the hospitality and Nepali daily life.
I also started work in the microfinance project. It's very interesting. Till now I'm reading a lot, get information from different collegues and last week I also did join them on the socalled fieldvisits (meetings of women who are member of a center of the organisation). Next to that I'm doing the online course I took with me from Holland about Microfinance (in English). That gives me a lot of input and also seems interesting for the people here.
There is only a very general order for me as volunteer: screen the organisation as a foreig 'outstander' and give us advise (in the form of a report). The organisation seems much larger en better organised than I thought on basis of the information I got in advance in Holland. But I will try my best!

For today not more than this first start. There is a lot more to tell you but I have an apointment to go to a culture event together with my collegues and have to take the bus home in about 10 minutes.
Hope you don't loose patient, I'll try to report more frequentley the coming weeks and also put some pictures next time (Kathmandu, my family, Pokhara).
And I'd like to thank you for all your reactions!