A day for the kids!

After my mom and I lugged 60 books in our carry-on luggage for 22 hours, the day had finally come to give all the kiddos their book that they had written.  The school organized a really nice program, they even made a special sign, and many of the kids performed some traditional Nepali dances and sang some solos. :)

I'm pretty sure this is the most attentive I've ever seen them.  :)

 I really don't think the kids knew that they would each be receiving a copy of their own book.  So for all of those who made that possible, thank you soooooooo much.  The kids were thrilled and I could tell by their reactions they weren't expecting this. :)

Presenting Dolma with her book - Class 4

 

Presenting Sonam with her book -class 6

As with the tradition in Nepal, for the inauguration of a book, a chief guest of honor is invited.  This guest is presented with the book and is the first one to open it.  Well this chief guest of honor seemed to be so important that he was exactly an hour late.  Not only that, he also gave a little speech...although I shouldn't say little...to be honest it was way too long, the crowd grew a bit antsy, and after his speech, he left the program early!  Quite typical in Nepal!  There were a few things during the program that probably could have went a little better...but things in Nepal don't always seem to go as planned!   :)

Chief Guest of Honor

After presenting all the kids with their books and calling them up on stage one by one, they had to patiently wait to open their books until everyone had received one.  It was pretty cute to see them trying to look through the wrapping paper. :)

I think this little guy was in shock for a few minutes :)

Personally I think the best part of the day was the autograph session. All of the authors got to go on stage and autograph quite a few books that people had purchased.  They took the autographing super seriously and I could tell they felt like they were a big deal.  Which they were! :)

Raj class 4

Jishank Class 4 signing autographs

Thank you again to everyone who made this day possible...you know who you are!  I'm so happy that the books are finally in the hands of the authors ...exactly where they should be.  :)