Nepal…

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Mehendi

I blogged a couple weeks ago about the importance of the month of Shrawan to women.  Many of the activities this month lead up to Teej (which, by the way I had mistakenly said was in July but which is actually near the end of August) and another important practice for many high caste, Brahmin [...]

New Digs

So, finally, a moment when the power schedule and my waking hours collide which allows the upload of some photos.  After much deliberation I decided to showcase where we live, as the last few weeks have been mostly filled with moving and setting up house.  So without further ado…our apartment.

Video Memories: Photos from the past 3 months

Rex has been working really hard to get this video uploaded, so I wanted to be sure to share it.  It is a quick photo summary of our first months in Nepal that he created for our final night of training (before all our new and dear friends headed off to other parts of Nepal).  [...]

when a villaged opened their hearts

It has been 7 days since we returned from our week in the small village of Chanku Besi – I have sat many times blankly in front of the computer screen wondering where to start.  How to appropriately capture the moments, the emotions, the surprises, the faces, the kindness.  It is not an easy task, [...]

Photos

So, if you have been keeping up with Rex’s blog then you may have seen these already.  But if not, here are some photos from our first week in Nepal Enjoy!  More photos to come soon.

Win a month on our wall in Nepal…!

For anyone who donates $50 or more to VSO in support of Rex and I will become Nepali wall art in our new apartment in Nepal. Donate online.
Then choose a month and send me the most intriguing, flattering, or generally bizarre photo of yourself. I imagine it might look something like this.