L-R: Jimmy (Uganda), Mike (U.K.), Donald (Philippines), Manish (India), Rex (Canada)
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A real “Over the Top” guy
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The Last Resort Weekend
Thanks to Orla, Bex for organizing everything and to Nick for making sure things got organized when we arrived. We spent a wonderful get-away weekend at the renown The Last Resort, located 3 hours away …
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A trip to New Delhi in September
I’m taking a trip to New Delhi on September 29th. More details to come.
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The Long Journey Home: BOOKED
It may be a bit early (almost more than 6 months early), but a few weeks ago we booked our journey back home. After our personal decision to leave after the end of my placement, …
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Rafting the Trisuli River
It’s a little late but I thought I would share my thoughts about our two day rafting trip (which included an over night camp along the river AND my first camp fire of the year …
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Room to Read site visit – Nepal
Last April, I attended a day long Room to Read site visit in the Dhading district of Nepal (about an hour from Kathmandu). We visited two successful Room to Read funded schools where we explored …
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A wedding anniversary in Pokhara
Stayed at the Shangri-la Village Resort in Pokhara.
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Roaming Chitwan
A weekend swimming with the elephants, a freaky encounter with a wild crocodile, Tharu culture and dance, and the familiar joys of hanging out with my Nepali-Filipino family were just some of the highlights of …
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A Library for Chankhu Besi
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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ShivaRatri – the HP Compaq 6530s Notebook
There goes part of my trekking savings….nonetheless I am happy to welcome the HP Compaq 6530s Notebook to the family. Unfortunately, my old work horse notebook of 3 and of half years (HP Pavilion dv4170ca) …