I have had the privilege and honour of working with one of the most dedicated and hard-working volunteers I have ever met.
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Working with Michelle and IWEN Canada
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The view from Nepal
This guest post is from our fellow VSO Nepal volunteers Mel and Steve who work in Mahendranagar, in the far west district of Nepal. Greetings to all Leicester FoE (Friend of the Earth) members and …
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Men weren’t meant to ride…
Taking off was easy and the whole feeling of being lifted off the ground reminded me of being on those carousel swing rides at an amusement park when I was a kid. Surprisingly, I wasn't really nervous at all but really anxious to fly. Peter, my calm, confident, reassuring Czech was great.
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Our 5-Day Itinerary – Ghorepani – Ghandruk Loop Teahouse Trek
We decided to go with 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking, a Pokhara-based trekking company and as in their name, owned and managed by three Nepali sisters. The Chhetri Sisters story is typical of what the majority …
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Water? Electricity? What’s more important?
Another notable moment (and there were many) that I remember from my last ride through the Terrai districts was the never-ending road construction. Roads and more specifically along the road side, mounds of earth were …
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A tourist again in Nepal
Although we have had brief 2-3 day get-aways during our placement, we still have yet to take our long well-deserved annual leave from our work life here in Nepal. Come September 15th when Tlell’s parents …
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Dogmandu
I hearby rename the city of Kathmandu, Nepal to Dogmandu. The dogs rule the city as they are everywhere (especially at night). However, some of the dogs that I have seen and their conditions (both …
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A real “Over the Top” guy
L-R: Jimmy (Uganda), Mike (U.K.), Donald (Philippines), Manish (India), Rex (Canada)
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Udaya’s web site – a Nepali cultural and language resource
I am very proud to announce that our Nepali bashaa guru, Mr. Udaya Neupane, Executive Director of CLP-Nepal (Cross Cultural Learning Point – Nepal) has his own web site (www.clpnepal.org). This web site will not …
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How’s my patient?
I use analogies all the time when trying to explain about information technologies, best management practices, and maintenance concepts to my non-tech savvy colleagues. However, finding the “right” analogy that sticks with certain people can …