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
Namaste! We just spent several days at a mountain top retreat full of monks and nuns. After our time at the retreat we are feeling newly energized and ready to take on our rural homestays....Read More
After two fun-filled days in Gundu, working in the fields and talking about ideas of service and development, we have shifted to our next destination, the Tibetan Buddhist monastery called Namo Buddha, where we are undertaking a three-day retreat.......Read More
One of our group members, Michael, has now arrived in Nepal this evening! We have been very excited to welcome him and have him with us for the rest of the course! He is very happy to meet his group members and to be here with us! ...Read More
Dear friends and families, After the first 3 days of full orientation in Bhaktapur, we are now all set to travel outside of the guest house and into the bulk of our course in Nepal. Today we hiked to the nearby village of Gundu where we are visiting......Read More
Upon first arriving to Nepal, we wouldn’t dare to imagine the independence that we would be given on our first ever outing. Walking through the gates of Bhaktapur city, just the three of us, was intimidating. We were nervous. We stuck out. We......Read More
Although we were nervous when we were assigned to find our way back from a city which none of us were familiar with, we were eager to explore the city and determined to win the scavenger hunt. We found that the streets of Bhaktapur were bustling yet......Read More
When our instructors put us into three groups and told us to head off into the city of Bhaktapur by ourselves, we were quite surprised. All we were given was a map, a list of things to find, and 500 rupees, and a few hours to explore. The city was......Read More
After a long travel day, everyone is getting settled into our guesthouse in the city of Bhaktapur, ready for sleep and ready to dive into our course’s Orientation Phase for the next few days....Read More
