At age 52, Tulasi Shrestha, whose parents wouldn’t let her attend school because she was a girl, is finally learning to read. Shikha Gauchan, after receiving training on a computer, has vastly increased her business to foreign trekkers by promoting …
Category: Nepal
A Young Man’s Global Search for the Roots of Gratitude
Ever since I was 16, I was drawn to Buddhism and the magical promise of Nepal and Tibet. While this curiosity continued to percolate in the back of my mind and deep within my soul, I hadn’t thought much about …
Read More "A Young Man’s Global Search for the Roots of Gratitude"
Hitting the High Points of Nepal by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just as our plane circled and began its descend toward a landing at the Kathmandu airport, I began to see out of my window the rugged, snowcapped peaks of the Himalaya mountain range and felt a surge of excitement and …
Read More "Hitting the High Points of Nepal by Bonnie and Bill Neely"
Philanthro-Trekking in Basa Village, Nepal by Jeff Raisley
Mike Miller, Cathy Dawson and I spent nineteen days on a mission trip to Basa village in Nepal in mid November through early December. We trekked to the remote village in the Nepal Himalayas to help initiate a hydroelectric project …
Read More "Philanthro-Trekking in Basa Village, Nepal by Jeff Raisley"
Trekking in Basa – Khmujung Nepal by Jeff Raisley
It was an almost perfect trekking experience. Our 16 members were the first group of trekkers to fly to the 2-year old Kangel airstrip. The pilot took a pass on the first attempt, but circled and made an excellent but …
Read More "Trekking in Basa – Khmujung Nepal by Jeff Raisley"
Trading Home Comforts For Dreamy Mountains in Nepal by Julie Thompson
The comforts of the west are definitely lacking in Nepal says Britta Schroeder, a volunteer from Colorado, U.S. But despite living on rice and sleeping in a straw bed for 4 months, she would not have traded her experiences as …
Read More "Trading Home Comforts For Dreamy Mountains in Nepal by Julie Thompson"
THE LIVING GODDESS OF NEPAL by Mary McIntosh
Nepal. When I first signed up for a trip to this strongly exotic part of the world, I’m not even sure I knew where it was–somewhere near India, I thought. I prepared for my trip. By now I was a …