Project completed! Related posts: Books for Chankhu Besi Project Update A Librarian/Tree Hugger and a Painter without Borders It was an amazing yet exhausting day. I had to climb up the mountain 3 times to …
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Re: New wax for the ‘board and WAF
Peter makes me ROFL every time (see post). Also, newly learned term: WAF – Wife Acceptance Factor. Who would have thought this term existed. I guess anything is possible on Wikipedia.
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A Canadian Icon in Nepal
Prabin, my little studious 13-year old sidekick, the son of Saran who drives me to and from the office, was initially quite shy when I first met him back in February. As I got to …
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Books for Chankhu Besi Project Update
Oh boy, here we go… Thank you so much to the friends and family who have donated so far. We have already collected more than enough funds (and so quickly, thank you) and due to …
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I Promise
I have either been promising or indicating that I will “help” or “try” to a lot lately, to almost every Nepali person that I have met so far. I get a range of requests such …
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Guide to cooking Nepali food
Written by: Uday Sharma Neupane (CLP Nepal) Daal (Yellow lentils) rahar ko daal ½ cup yellow daal 1/2tsp ghee ¼ tbs turmeric powder 1and ½ tsp salt 4 cups of water ¼ tbs cumin powder …
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General Welfare Pratisthan
General Welfare Pratisthan (GWP) is a local NGO whose vision is to work for creating a healthy, well-cultured, empowered society free of economic disparities in Nepal. The Mission of GWP is to actively work towards …
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Earth Hour in Nepal
Regardless if it was not by choice, we’ll definitely be celebrating Earth Hour in Nepal. As we are currently experiencing Earth 16 hours on a daily basis and with the limited power and Internet access …
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New Volunteers Arrive
Last week, the March 2009 cycle of new volunteers arrived in Nepal. This time were no Canadians unfortunately but a record of 4 volunteers from Africa (2 from Uganda and 2 from Kenya) and then …
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Where everybody (or someone) knows your name
I was walking around Hetauda one day, minding own business and trying to blend in with the locals when all of a sudden, someone called out my name. I looked around but I couldn’t find …