We spent about five days there in a city called Sauraha. We explored the jungle on foot, on elephant and by jeep. We ran from a rhino, though we didn't have to climb any trees. We learned about the Tharu people and ate dinner in the village with a Tharu neighborhood. We danced all night and then rode back to the hotel on pony-driven chariots!
Mostly I walk where I need to go, but we have a van that takes us throughout the city for field trips and different lectures. The highways are extremely hectic and crowded, so I'm grateful I don't need to walk or drive myself on those roads. For the scavenger hunt, I had to use the public bus system, which is similarly hectic. They fill the bus with more people than I would've thought possible! People slightly hang out of the door when the bus is at full capacity and movement is extremely limited. Anyone who needs a lot of personal space should opt for a taxi rather than taking the bus!
The Rato Bangala school was probably the most interesting. It's a very fancy private school that we visited in Kathmandu, and it was nicer than many of the schools in America! It has 960 students from pre-school to grade 12 on different floors and in different buildings. The students made amazing projects, and I admired how closely their art projects went with what they were currently learning in history. For example, they made large decorative dragon heads when learning about Chinese culture. The school's main teaching medium is English, but all students are required to speak both English and Nepali.
