After a long glorious month, it’s time to leave my hometown and head back west to pack-up our apartment. Highlights and (not so great highlights) include… A cup of Tim Horton’s coffee everyday since there …
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Leaving good ol’ Mississauga
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Digital Libraries Portfolio
Clients from 2005-2008. AIDS Committee of Toronto AIDS Vancouver Alberta Energy & Utilities Board Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP Algoma University College Anglican Archives Anglican Church Toronto Ballard Power Systems The Banff Centre Bantrel …
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Map of important spots in Kathmandu
Below is our shared Google map of important spots in Kathmandu. It will undoubtedly become more personalized and annotated as time goes on…. View Larger Map Currently on the map: Pacific Guest House (where we …
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VSO Fundraising – The Beguiling
As part of my effort to raise funds for VSO Canada (and to make my mom happy that most of my old room is cleared away of junk), I decided it was time to part …
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CUSO-VSO Fundraising
VSO Canada is the Canadian partner of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and is an international development agency which places approximately 100 volunteers in more than 30 developing countries each year. VSO Canada recruits volunteers from …
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11 Kathmandu Street Scenes
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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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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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 …