Namaste…… March is a beautiful month in Nepal, the skies are clear and their national flower, Laligurans (the red rhododendron) with its deep red blossom is full in full bloom all around the hillsides.  The first few days I spent in Astam, which is a small village at...

Last November, Sue and I went back to Nepal for another visit. We arrived to a really warm welcome from our Nepali family, Khimnats and Santi who were this time joined by Khimnats lovely mother. The next day, we arrived at the school in Pame with weighed down with...

Namaste…  It’s always a pleasure to be back in Nepal.  Sometimes a few days can feel like weeks, and that’s not because it’s slow and boring, but the opposite, it’s fun, there is so much happening, it’s as if one day is filled with activities of 3 days.  But who’s...

It’s been a while, already over a month since returning from Nepal, but maybe some of you have followed what we’ve been up to via Instagram (quickest for little real-time updates)?  April this year in Nepal, now 2079, was a bit different from our previous trips; for...

December already…. Time to reflect…. It makes you think a lot when you’re in Nepal, you see and experience so many things that are different from what you are used to.  And there is time to think, in the mornings, waking up early, while it’s still dark outside…and you...

It’s been busy, but busy in a nice way.  Because it’s so nice to be back in Nepal.  And they’re super busy here too, with people in the villages right in the middle of harvesting the rice at the moment.  The weather has been perfect and it’s good to see that life...

Hope…  “Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” There is finally a glimmer of hope that the pandemic is gradually beginning to wane in the world, and it’s also looking a little bit better for Nepal, with...

Happy Tihar!  The 5 day festival of light and hope.  Over the last few days crows, cows and dogs have been worshipped, and yesterday was a big day celebrating Laxmi, the goddess of wealth and luck.  Today is the Bhaitika day and sisters and brothers share their...

   Months have passed since the coronavirus pandemic started and as expected, more and more cases have been diagnosed in Nepal too.  As of today, there are 18,500 cases but as can be noted, the testing rate is low. But if we go by official figures, thankfully the...