Project update: Thanks to everyone who has supported our little project. We finally delivered our books and now Gord and I are thinking about our next project. We’ll keep you posted. Original post below… (I …
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A Librarian / Tree Hugger and a Painter without Borders
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Coincidently, I finished reading this book in the country where it all started. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood is essentially about the author’s personal experiences in his initial quest to help …
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The Drive to (and from) Hetauda
Almost 6 and half hours later, in a crammed 4×4 toyota, a foreign metal object poking at my back while by butt froze numb, we finally made it to our meeting place Bastipur, in Hetauda. …
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Hetauda Bound
It’s last minute, but I am Hetauda bound for 5 – 6 days to meet my counter-part’s field office staff. I am really looking forward to a change of scenery.
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Happy New Year from Nepal
Nayaa barsako shuba kamanah (New Year good wishes)! I have a back log of blog posts and photos that I will slowly post up in the next days. Updates include: Our language and cultural training …
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My Village Stay – Day 1
On December 16th, the VSO Volunteer November ’08 group embarked on a 9-day Village Stay in Chankhu Besi thaau near Dhulikhel. As part of VSO’s In-Country-Training (ICT) programme, the 12 volunteers and their guru’s will …
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In transit
We survived the 9 hour flight from Vancouver and had an 8 hour layover at London’s Heathrow International Airport. We debated about seeing London during that time and once we arrived we found that it …
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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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Packing (and repacking)
We spent the last few days storing our belongings as well as attempting to “strategically” pack our things in various back packs. I started off with 1 back pack and a carry-on and ended up …
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Packing up Vancouver – Part 2
Just got back from getting the 4×8 U-Haul trailer from the Richmond location on Shell Road (thanks Dave for hooking it up and for being concerned about my safety). Tonight, we’ll be packing it all up …