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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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 …