Nepal
| On this volunteer trip I will teach English to young Buddhist monks aged 8-13 in the Chitwan Valley in Nepal. |
My latest 5 diary entries
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| 21st Aug 2012 - Nepal | ||||
| Garden of Dreams | ||||
| The Garden of Dreams - Swapna Bagaicha is a serenely beautiful oasis in the heart of Kathmandu. Field Marshal Kaiser Shamser, whose palace the gardens adjoin built the garden in the 1920s after a visit to sev... | ||||
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| 20th Aug 2012 - Nepal | ||||
| Kathmandu Post | ||||
| They are removing phones from the local police stations in Kathmandu due to misuse. Paddy and maize output to drop by 200, 000 tonnes due to shortage of chemical fertilizers and low rainfall. Typhoid and other... | ||||
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200 Words | 39 Reads | | Read more | |
| 20th Aug 2012 - Nepal | ||||
| Kumari Devi/Royal Kumari | ||||
| Nepal has many gods, godesses, deities, Bodhisattvas, Buddhas, avatars, and manifestations, but none quite so interesting as the Kumari Devi. There are several resident goddesses in Kathmandu, but... | ||||
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335 Words | 19 Reads | | Read more | |
| 19th Aug 2012 - Nepal | ||||
| Dry Monsoon | ||||
| Just had my first cup of coffee in almost three weeks with at least a two day old cinamon roll. The best part was the coffee and the Kathmandu Post (English). On the front page was a substantial article ... | ||||
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411 Words | 18 Reads | | Read more | |
| 19th Aug 2012 - Nepal | ||||
| Back in Kathmandu | ||||
| This entry is about elephants and numbers. First the elephants - incredible beautiful huge creatures. Whereas in other areas of Nepal one might encounter goats, cows, oxen, buffalo, chickens, ducks,... | ||||
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454 Words | 24 Reads | | Read more | |
