We are in Chaukati and our rural homestay has begun and we will be here till the 7th of November. Students are settling into their homestays and doing well. Recently, we had the opportunity to celebrate the festival of Tihar (festival of lights)......Read More
Duality like a guising knife, tempting us with the pleasure of the cut. Individuality and autonomy isn’t that what is truly free? We do not understand that our socialized conception, our conceived definition of such traps us within the......Read More
Milarepa is a revered Tibetan yogi who is known for his extreme determination and unwavering commitment to spiritual development. He went from being a murderer to becoming enlightened – in one lifetime. There was not a second of the day he was......Read More
We have arrived Nagarkot, a small hill station at the rim of the Kathmandu Valley and will be here for the next three days. We have been pretty fortunate to get some clear views of the mountains in the mornings and the evenings. Between sipping warm......Read More
This past week we had the amazing opportunity to participate in the retreat at Kopan. Something that really resonated with me was the notion that you get good at what you practice– so if this notion goes for worries and fears, why not practice......Read More
Thursday, October 24 2019 Ananda Treehouse, Boudha Kopan Retreat Reflection I have spent the past seven days in retreat at Kopan Monastery, perched on an immense hillside overlooking the Kathmandu valley. The retreat provided an introduction to......Read More
After we said goodbye to Patan and our homestay families we sat together as a group and reflected on the five weeks that we spent here. Through the sense of smell, taste, sound and sight we revisited these memories that we had created in the five......Read More
Yesterday was a huge day for our students: they completed their Nepali language final exams, gave presentations on the research they have been conducting on various topics in Nepal, and after 5 weeks, spent their final night with homestay families......Read More
On Wednesday night this last week, I tagged along with my homestay brother to the Patan Durbar square to meet some friends and celebrate the Dashain times, for many a religious holiday steeped in tradition and meaning, for my homestay brother who......Read More
This past Sunday, Mallory led us on an amazing excursion to the Swayambhunath Stupa! I was enjoying taking photos, so here are some of my favorites!...Read More
Here are some photos from the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development Knowledge Park! It was so nice to get outdoors and learn about sustainable rural development!
When the sky turns into the deepest blue after the long monsoon. The marigolds bloom in doubles; in hues of orange, yellow and gold and the sun shines not too harshly but brightly usually between September and October it marks the beginning of the......Read More
From the horn crazed dusty streets beings selling fruits and veggies a woman wearing rich blood red and sparkling gold kurta with a bamboo basket tied on her back Dogs run aimlessly on the path. Up the four flights of stairs through the......Read More
I play through the dashing colors of the Nepali blocks, they speak to me with wisdom and noise. Sweeps of orange, red, green and gold caress my skin with embraces of life. An aliveness in my eyes speaks rawness, pain is teaching, warmth bathes my......Read More
As my relaxing Saturday was coming to a close, I was walking up the stairs when I caught a glimpse out the window and saw this magical sight. With constant rain for the past few weeks, I had not yet seen the mountains from my homestay, so you can......Read More
