We finally finished the somewhat murky process of taxes today with ace tax student Manoj. I admit we were a little befuddled by the circuitry of the system, but Manoj handled the work like a champ and promised us that all our tax woes would be complete by Thursday morning.
Later today, we also met with Dr. Bishnu Kattel, our prospective medical director and clinic doctor. Our insights:
- He’s articulate and intelligent. He was well-aware of the agreements prior to the meeting and got to the point about his thoughts right away.
- He’s very friendly. The meeting was really comfortable, and he actually apologized at one point for being too colloquial with us (which we didn’t mind at all). He said that since Bibhav and Bijay are colleagues and friends (he also personally knows many of the local doctors at Doti, Nepalgunj) he felt at ease with us all. Personally, I’m happy about this, since he’ll be my travel partner for a week.
- He seems dedicated. He’s gone through all the documents already and seemed set on signing. His application had some interesting personal insights about some of his experiences in resource-poor settings.
- He’s ready to travel to Achham. Since he recently returned to
Once Bibhav gets into town, we’ll meet and finalize everything. Our overall opinion of him was quite favorable and it seems the feeling is mutual.
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