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India and Nepal 2022
I start the day with a real treat - a wash in lukewarm water drawn from the lowest point of the well. I then head to school for my final day and am greeted as always by the happy, smiling faces of the pupils. I will really miss this. It's exams tomorrow and the school closes at lunchtime today to prepare. I am presented with a scarf and plaque by the Principal and I make a speech to all the teachers. I have enjoyed my time here and grown to really like this team of teachers. I have got into a little routine before sunset of having a beer in a little cafe and then walking home. I enjoy the atmosphere at this time of the day. On the way back, I give a pack of playing cards to the group of older men who sit and talk for hours together each day. They like them and so I am happy too. My final meal at my hosts' house is shared with Ramesh, who has come round to see me before my departure early in the morning tomorrow. Chandra and Shankar give me gifts for my family which is very touching. It's been a really rewarding experience of living in the village over the last two weeks or so and I shall take many happy memories back home of my time here.
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