Monthly Archives: December 20, 2017

The 45-Day School Break

“Rice” is one of the most common words I speak every day. Whenever two people meet, the proper greeting is to ask each other if they’ve eaten rice yet. “Tapaailaai bhat khanubhyo?” The richest families in the village own rice paddies and the other families work in them. We have a 45-day rice planting break […]

Photos: Girls’ Club

Pictures of my incredible students when we worked with a local NGO to create reusable sanitary pads and talk about women’s health. Every day with them is an awesome day.  

Teeth, Monkeys, and Soap

Can you imagine growing up in one room with eleven other kids? Spending 24 hours every day with each other, sharing a bed, and looking out for each other? Every day, I spend time with my province’s students with disabilities, who are based at my school. There are twelve students that live full-time in a […]