Katie-mandu

My sister called to me yesterday.  She is just back from Nepal where she was doing volunteer work in a nursing home for old people.  It sounded so sad.  The home was run by 3 nuns along with help from volunteers.  

It was tough hearing how it was like a home for the elderly unlike anything you would see in Ireland.  The old people sit on the ground all day and only get bathed once a week.  What a terrible existence. Nobody deserves to live like this.  Hopefully volunteers will always continue to go and help these people because  without these people from the West they would have no one. My brother in law also helped out in this home and then in the afternoon they taught computers to ladies in the village.

Katie seemed very inspired by this trip.  I thought she was so upbeat and positive.  I think the trip was good for her!

Her photos were great - she uploaded over 300 of them to Facebook.  

Katie also told me how she went to the cinema while in Katmandu to see the Bollywood movie that was filmed in Dublin (mainly in Trinity College).  The film is called "Ek Tha Tiger".  She thought it was great, a must see!

Here is a clip of the movie - Enjoy!