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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Community Interaction
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Tensions
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
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
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
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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Day 2 in Nepal
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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Hitting the ground running
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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Rex and Tlell, welcome to Nepal…
WE ARE TEAM NUMBER 1!!!!! ….followed by our fellow accompanying VSO volunteers: 2 are from Holland, 2 from the Philippines, 1 American, 2 British, 2 Indians, another Canadian and 1 Ugandan. The airport was nuts …
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Last days in Canada
We just got on the ferry from Nanaimo after a spending some quality time with the in-laws in Courtenay (amazing dinners and thank you for everything!). Time went by really fast.
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FAQ: What is the time difference between (blank) and Nepal
It is about 14 hours time difference between Kathmandu, Nepal and Vancouver, BC (PST); and 11 hours for the Eastern Standard Timezone. Best times to call: 5pm to 7pm PST (or 8pm to 10pm EST), …