What’s the season (July) like to volunteer?

It’s the time when Nepal (and maybe the other countries) sees the greatest number of volunteers. It’s summer time in the West, time for holiday, but also time to go out on a volunteer abroad adventure. So what’s the season like in Nepal when many flock to experience Nepal intimately, help the underprivileged and the downtrodden?

You’re in for a surprise. If you want to see mountains, the natural beauty of Nepal, this is the worst season. But if you’re here to volunteer and immerse yourself with your local people, it’s the perfect time.

It’s the season of rain in Nepal, time when mudslide and landslide is common. When roads are washed away, houses are destroyed, but it’s also that time when people don’t venture out often and stay within their village, where rice planting season sees migrant workers come home to be with their family and till the land. It’s the time when you see villages see activities and people unite, albeit only for a month or so. Actually, there isn’t a better time to learn about Nepal than now.

The rains almost failed this time around. Anxious farmers were having restless time, but the monsoon is rain has finally arrived. You have to remember that more 70% of people are subsistent farmers and most of them depend on rain to farm. The monsoon also means at least light drizzle will accompany you most of the time and roads are waterlogged and muddy.

So when you land in Nepal, don’t expect to be on an expedition to visit Mount Everest, as your flights will get cancelled because of thick cloud cover and rain. The trekking trails will be full of blood thirty leeches and extremely slippery. And the majestic mountains will shy away from monsoon visitors under the cover of cloud.

You should stay tucked inside your Home Family and enjoy all the trappings of Nepali life.

It’s also a wedding season in Nepal. Don’t miss out on the chance to visit colourful and boisterious Nepali wedding if you’re invited.