Javier Holds Conference Call with CHOICE

April 26, 2006 Conference call with Javier In a recent conference call with Javier, the in-country director of Guatemala, many different topics were discussed. Brooke and Brady Ewing, CHOICE in-country interns, are conducting a survey of [...]

4.3.06 Welcome Back to Badagaun!

Today, we were able to return to Badagaun, one of my favorite villages. The entire community was gathered to hear the test results from the newly completed school year and we were able to take part! [...]

4.2.06 Bachauli

We met with the local leaders from Bachauli today to discuss the feasibility of supporting health care in Nepal with North American health professionals and plans for an upcoming expedition doing an eye clinic. Health care [...]

Trekking in the Himalayas

I trekked over 32 kms today from Jomsom, almost to Mutkinath and back to Jomsom; joining many locals on pilgrimage. At the end of the day, my body was exhausted, but my mind was clear. It [...]

“Khada”

3.31.06 This evening we hosted several members of the community and other partner NGOs for a humble dinner. I greeted each person with a traditional Tibetan Khada, a thin silk scarf blessed by the Dalai Lama. [...]

Badagaun – “If you give us a 1,000 rupees, we can make it 2,000.”

3.30.06 I do not normally get up at 5 am, but in anticipation of visiting another village, I gladly pulled myself out of bed! Within a few hours we arrived to Badagaun, just outside of Besisahar. [...]

“Whoa elephant”

3.29.06 Today, I rode an elephant! It was absolutely amazing – and I don’t even care that I looked like a total tourist. They are magnificent creatures, and it was actually fairly comfortable. Due to the [...]

3.28.06 I thought the Delhi airport was bad. But, eight hours on a bus, 3 Maoist checkpoints and natural a/c was a real treat. We drove to Chitwan, a district in the south and home to [...]

“I didn’t buy the t-shirt…”

3.27.06 The t-shirt said: “I didn’t climb Everest, but I touched it with my heart.” It was difficult for me to understand how sitting on a “Buddha Air” flight constituted touching Everest with my heart, but [...]