Do a search on YouTube for “Kathmandu Nepal” brings up copious amounts of clips ranging from personal tourist videos and commentary diaries to breaking news reports and informal documentaries. One of our favourite videos that …
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11 Kathmandu Street Scenes
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At the airport…
“Just as I was reaching a point in my life where I was beginning to feel part of something, I’ve become restless for a new me.”
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Skills for Working in Development (SKWID)
We are BOTH set to go on our way to Ottawa – Sept. 12th – 16th. A quick blurb about SKWID below from VSO Canada. “SKWID is a five-day course that explores the behaviours, attitudes …
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HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC
I’m keeping my eye on this one. It’s light, compact, well designed, and seemingly durable considering it is built as a tablet-touch-screen notebook (so lots of touchy, touchy). HP Pavilion tx2500 Entertainment Notebook PC The …
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Loading up on books
Some bought and some borrowed from our friendly neighbourhood library. Lonely Planet’s Nepali Phrasebook by Mary-Jo O’Rourke and Bimal Man Shrestha Lonely Planet; 5 edition (Jul 1 2008) Nepali is spoken by some 35 …
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Nepal bound – it’s official
Tlell and I are just thrilled to announce that we have finally confirmed our placements with a volunteer organization, Voluntary Service Overseas (http://www.vsocan.org/default.aspx) for 14-26 months, based out of Kathmandu, Nepal. As many of you …
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In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars
In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars by Kevin Sites Kevin Sites is a man on a mission. Venturing alone into the dark heart of war, armed with just a video camera, …
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Volunteering in Nepal
For those who do not know, Tlell and I decided to take a career break and volunteer overseas (see past posting about this topic here by clicking on the “VSO” tag). We initially had potential …
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Immunization – Part 1
It feels like people have been playing punch buggy on my arms all day. On today’s menu: Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B vaccinations Typhoid Tetanus / Diphtheria / Polio Dessert (later): Japanese encephalitis Meningococcal Meningitis …
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People of the “Web” – automobile style
A satirical look at the following types of people involved in creating web sites – using the automobile as an analogy. The Designer People who can take a blank canvas and essentially create an eye-catching, …