Welcome to Nepal

Diana from the District 3292's GSE Team greeting Liz with a scarf

Nate and Matt wearing their scarves and flowered wreathes

District 3292's warm welcome at the airport

We arrived safely to Nepal Saturday afternoon and were greeted by about 20 Rotary Club members and the GSE team that will be coming to our District in one month. It was the warmest welcome that we've ever experience arriving to any airport. We were showered with scarves and flower wreathes, and we felt like celebrities.

Many of the team welcoming us were wearing yellow hats because they had just spent the day working at a polio vaccination site. As it turns out, we arrived on a National Immunization Day. As many of you know, Rotary International is dedicated to ending polio in the world.

As we left the airport, we assessed our new environment--it's warm here, they drive on the left side of the road, and there really are monkeys hanging randomly around. The best part is that all the Nepali people who we've met are warm, friendly, and happy people. So rest assured, that we're being very well-taken care of.

To see more pictures of our arrival, visit District 3292's GSE Team's blog site: http://gse2011nepal.tumblr.com/