Namaste Family And Friends The Nepal students have made their way through security and they’re off! The students and Nick are on their way back home. James is flying with other group members till Doha and after that he will fly to the UK from......Read More
Namaste friends and families! During our transference in Pharping, we talked about going home – what it means, what to expect, how to make sense of this summer in Nepal. We want to thank you to all families and friends for your support in making......Read More
Can it really be almost over? Sitting in the ancient Newari hilltop of Pharping we begin Transference. Transference is a time to look back. To remember the good memories,the difficult ones, and the times where we struggled but persevered. In these......Read More
Dear Families & Friends, It is hard to believe that almost four weeks have passed since your student embarked on this incredible adventure! It won’t be long until students will be boarding their planes back home. We are sure you are anxiously......Read More
A bag of lychees was the only fuel we needed for an adventurous afternoon in Patan. Each day we had our independent study time (yoga and sarangi lessons) and were tasked with finding our way around the city. Our only resources were local people and......Read More
Today we are doing an activity in which we asked students to brainstorm all of their most memorable moments from our time together, and we thought we’d share some of their responses here. Enjoy! Playing games in the airport James buying a brass......Read More
Buddha Said If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change…………. ...Read More
Greetings everyone! This lovely photo is of our whole group together on Sunday during our group excursion, to a Hindu ashram and spiritual community located on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Some other recent happenings have included Saturday spent all......Read More
Wow, the time has been passing so quickly! We already find ourselves settling into our urban homestays in the ancient Newari city of Patan, which we reached Monday evening. This is an exciting time when students get to continue their Nepali language......Read More
Often we close our eyes to meditate and we also stop listening to the people if they were trying to say something to us. In that case we always miss something which can be very important for us. We need windows in our life like houses have, when we......Read More
Every morning in the village, we were startled awake by the sound of chickens clucking and fires crackling. Although feeling groggy, we were encouraged to get out of bed by the smell of दुधको चिया (milk tea) and रोटि......Read More
In Nepal, Cities lie between mountain tops and cicadas chirp louder than honking cars Green terraces hide houses made of stone, and instead of cars in the streets, animals roam The only constant is the falling rain, and cities go dark for hours each......Read More
The peaceful village Surrounded by calming sounds The beautiful views Meeting my Sangha, I said Namaste, Unsure of what else to say. They greeted me with warm smiles. I watched their daily life unfold, and tried to do my part in the......Read More
For the past 4-5 days we have all been in a village near the top of a hill, with our homestay families. When I first arrived at my homestay, I (along with many others) was disoriented at first, but I managed to adjust to the much more rural......Read More
The past few days we have spent our time in the village called Ale Gaun and the beauty of this place reminds me that God always lives in nature. You can see this very visually here how the traditional things have followed generation by generation.......Read More
