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  • Author: Rexy

    • Essential Gear

      Posted by Rexy on 9 December 2008

      …and other useful items with side notes about obtaining them. Version 1.0 – Dec. 10, 2008 Items are listed in no particular order. Swiss Army pocket knife – a life saver and a given for …

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    • Community Interaction

      Posted by Rexy on 2 December 2008

      Location: Budol, Banepa Today we had our first official task of going into the local community  and to engage in “small talk”. I have already had some personal interactions  but they have mostly been brief, …

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    • Tensions

      Posted by Rexy on 2 December 2008

      We haven’t been sharing this news with anyone since we were not sure how things were going to turn out (nor did we want to worry anybody). But since we heard about the latest terrorist …

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    • In a country Far, Far Away

      Posted by Rexy on 1 December 2008

      Whenever I look at a world map, I often look at how far I am from my home town. Vancouver to Toronto is pretty much located at one end of Canada to the other. However, …

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    • A 20-minute update

      Posted by Rexy on 26 November 2008

      I have 20 minutes left at a local Internet cafe before I hit the 15 ruppee mark. Here is a quick update: We have resettled at our new language and cultural training centre (Chetena Kendra) …

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    • 7 days later in Kathmandu

      Posted by Rexy on 23 November 2008

      Yesterday marked the end of our first week in Kathmandu. I think the “honeymoon” stage is officially over and reality is starting to kick in. Nepali winter has finally grasped it’s hold throughout the valley …

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    • Mero naam Rex ho

      Posted by Rexy on 18 November 2008

      Today we had our first official Nepali language class. I was actually really eager to start our lessons as it was getting a bit frustrating not knowing how to have basic conversations with the locals. …

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    • Currency Conversion

      Posted by Rexy on 18 November 2008

      Technorati Tags: currency Live rates at 2008.11.16 04:14:10 UTC 1.00 CAD = 63.5951 NPR Canada Dollars Nepal Rupees 1 CAD = 63.5951 NPR 1 NPR = 0.0157245 CAD

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    • Day 2 in Nepal

      Posted by Rexy on 14 November 2008

      It’s officially Day 2. It has only been 2 days and I have already endured a mammoth proportion of new experiences that I think my head is going to explode. Everything is fine of course but …

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    • On the roof top of the Pacific Guest House in Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal

      Hitting the ground running

      Posted by Rexy on 13 November 2008

      As soon as we arrived at Kathmandu International Airport, we had to fill out two forms before clearing immigration (a landing card and a visa application). For now, we had to get tourist visa ($40 USD) …

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