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 […]
My school hosts the state’s only disability program, providing 24/7 care for students with disabilities until age 12 (after that, they can go to an expensive private school, but most of them drop out). There are 11 kids, ages 4-11 who live at my school during the school year. All of them are deaf or […]
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% […]
The scheduled post for today was about some of the challenges I’ve been facing. I’m in such good spirits though, that I wanted to talk about that instead. This week, my girls’ empowerment program has been going exceptionally well, all thanks to the girls and the enthusiasm and curiosity they bring to everything they do. I’m […]