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Kali is so excited with her new kitchen set AND her great day at the zoo! Kali and I, posing for the camera. Kali was so tired after a full day at the zoo that she fell asleep on me in the back of the taxi. Remember a girl named Kali that I talked about […]

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A man from the Netherlands had been staying at my hotel ever since my arrival. He is here doing “research” on street children, who are certainly plentiful in the touristy-Thamel area of Kathmandu. I would often see this man eating breakfast with various young Nepali children, so one day I asked him if this was […]

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One of the reasons that I find travel so important is that it’s an incredibly humbling experience. It’s so easy to get caught up in one’s own life – to forget how lucky we are and how easy we have it. We spend so much time complaining and worrying about unimportant things. Travel is an […]

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April 1st may be April Fool’s day for some, but for Nepal, it just may forever be remembered as a historic day in its development. Maybe… After about a year of discussion and preparation, the interim government, which includes the Maoists, has been created and a date for the interim elections has been set. It […]

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Sorry I haven’t written much lately – it’s been a busy week here in Kathmandu. I haven’t exactly “accomplished” anything, per se, but I’m enjoying myself. I’ve done a little book shopping and managed to find a few stores with a great selection of English books. I visited Muna’s family a few days ago and […]

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