VOLUNTEERING IN NEPAL | OUR UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCE!!! | (TRAVEL VIDEO)

Hey guys!
In 3 months of traveling across 8 countries, I have already lost about 11-12kg (24 pounds)! My girlfriend @Kamile and I needed some time to recover.
This time we would like to share the experiences we had while volunteering in Nepal (Shukranagar village, Chitwan). We will never forget those 14 days!!!

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Last time we showed you our crazy bus ride from Kathmandu (the capital city of Nepal) to Pokhara (Nepal's most popular tourist destination) -> VIDEO. It took us two weeks to recover in those two cities after 3 months of traveling from Lithuania to Iran across Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia. I've already lost around 11-12kg (24 pounds) by then and I felt it. Although Pokhara is one of the most expensive Nepalese cities,
it is still very cheap compared to European cities, so it was a great place to recover both physically and mentally.

My girlfriend @Kamile in Pokhara, Nepal.

We had 1-month tourist visas, so we still had around two weeks left. Hiking in Himalaya mountain range was too expensive for us because we would have needed to buy some extra equipment. That is why we decided to try volunteering. https://wwoofnepal.net is a website where you can easily find a place to do this. This is where we found out about Tara Adhikari - organic farm owner and maths teacher from a tiny Shukranagar village in Chitwan region.

Teacher Tara, his wife Anjana and two children told us we were more than welcome to come and stay for as long as we wanted. :DDD It was the beginning of a great adventure. First of all, we had a 7-hour bus ride from Pokhara to Bharatpur. There are a few types of public transportation in Nepal: local buses, local minibusses, and tourist buses. Tourist buses are the safest but also the most expensive ones too. We took a local bus this time.

By western standards, Nepalese roads are pretty bad, bus scenery is amazing. The driver hit another car for two times. Both of them he had to change his rear view mirror. However, we were the only ones surprised. It was an interesting experience. Then we took another bus from Bharatpur to Shukranagar. Local people were very kind and friendly. I think it was not very common to see a European traveler in that part of Nepal, so they were very curious. Nobody knew Lithuania, so I tried to show them on the map. :DDD

Every single moment of volunteering in Shukranagar village was amazing. In exchange for 2 meals per day and accommodation we had to do some work in Tara's organic farm, take care of goats, do some cleaning, work in Anjana's store and teach children English. As you can see in the video, Nepalese children are adorable. :DDD They could speak English pretty well, as tourism is one of the main sources of income in their Country.

We were not the only ones volunteering at Tara's farm. When we arrived, we met Honza from the Czech Republic. Later two French guys came too. We had a lot of fun together. :DDD Tara had an amazing sense of humor. He even tried to convince Honza to marry one young teacher from his school. Honza (we called him Jan) told Tara he doesn't even know her and that friendships should start naturally. Tara laughed and said "Nonsense! All you have to do is tell her "I may live without water, but I can't live without you! Marry me!" :DDD

In those 14 days, we learned how Nepalese people harvest rice, plant vegetables, take care of animals and so on. When we arrived the goat was pregnant and when little goats were born we even gave them names. French guys called one goat Damien, Honza called another one David and we called the third one - Darius. Darius (the brown one) was the most stubborn one. :DDD Like real Lithuanian.

What is more we on a picnic with 40 school children and their teachers and we participated in Diwali festival. @Kamile even agreed to dance with one guy if one local businessman gives the local school some money. :DDD
Kamila means "an ant" in Nepalese, so children laughed a lot when they heard my girlfriends name. Nepal was a totally different world. It was not similar to any other country we had ever visited before.

After two weeks of volunteering, we continued our journey and traveled to another country. Wanna know where? Follow me and my girlfriend @Kamile and we will tell soon. :DDD Would you like to volunteer in Nepal too? You can contact Tara directly by Facebook -> Tara Adhikari Don't forget to mention Tautvydas sent you. :DDD

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TARA WANTED TO LOOK TALLER THAN ME

HARVESTING RICE

WORKING IN THE BACKYARD

TAKING CARE OF GOATS

PLAYING WITH CHILDREN

PREPAIRING DECORATIONS FOR THE DIWALI FESTIVAL

COOKING FOOD