Lisa left this morning, having delighted the orphanage with her presence 
The little girls were looking at pictures I’d taken of her and call her Lisa-Mummy! As opposed to Alex-Didi, which means big sister. I realised I don’t have any photos of her with the girls, but I do have lots from our weekend together! I think she has more. She might hate this post, but it is an ode to her generous, kind, amazing spirit! That’s probably as good as I get at giving compliments, but she really leaves such a great wake behind. Eli and Gopal, Prerna and Abheshek all loved her, and so did the kids. And me of course! She bought the children enough new underwear, stationery and a heap of clothes from NZ (which she missed seeing them in this afternoon), with the intention of starting penpals up for the kids from the local intermediate school in New Plymouth.
She is a truly wonderful woman, a great traveller, and manages to look gorgeous the entire time. Love you Mum!
We were early to the airport so Abheshek took us to Bodhnath or Boudhanath Stupa again. We got some info about the stupa this time, so i can tell you a bit more about it. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the most sacred places to Himalayan Buddhists. Boudhanath means ‘lord of wisdom’. It is approximately 120ft in diameter and 43m high. It has a thick layer of whitewash and the form of a double lotus depicted in saffron water colours it. There is no concrete answer to how old the stupa is, but varying reports put it at 1300-1600 years old.
Lovely words, and wonderful photos. Made my eyes watery. I have been doing washing and house cleaning :) I am looking forward to having her back.
ReplyDeleteditto from me as well:-) You are truly a wonderful family...much love and muchly loved xxxx
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