Meet my host family! I live with a five-member family in the heart of my village. My family has lived in this village for 20 years, but my host father was for the southern flatlands and my host mother was from the high mountains. The family is middle caste but certainly one of the wealthiest […]
I attended a wedding a few days ago. It was the first one in my village since I’ve gotten here. I’d seen other wedding parties merrily walk by, beating drums and chanting on their way between the bride and groom’s houses in different villages, but none had taken place in my village. My family was […]
I’m writing this one in the dark (we haven’t had electricity for a few days), sweating profusely (it was quite warm today), desperately needing a shower (since it’s been over a week), while lizards lurk overhead. So it seems fitting that this one is about some of the daily challenges. I have no desire to […]
Every day I teach four 45-minute classes at the local public school; the education system is very different than that of the US. I consider it a huge honor to have the opportunity to teach these kids. My students walk for up to 2.5 hours one way to get to school. In Nepal nationally, 10-15% […]
Every day is different, especially in regards to the challenges and successes, but here’s a glimpse at today 4am: Get woken up by the rest of the family starting work. The women start each morning by wiping the floors with cow manure (since cows are gods in their religion) to welcome the gods into our home. […]