Updates

May 2020

May 2020

    It’s already May and the pandemic continues to sweep across the continents, in different directions and at different intensity it seems…. In Nepal, like almost everywhere else in the world, schools and businesses have closed, transport has stopped running,...

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January 2020

January 2020

Happy new year! By the way, did you know it is already 2076 in Nepal? * We had a very busy last month and we are really amazed by how generous and supportive people have been!  The music event in Islip was a really fun evening with great music by the Old Blue Cats,...

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Later in November

Later in November

At the beginning of November my friend Suzan and I went to the Pame school. We received a really warm welcome from the Headmaster and his wife whose house we would be staying in for the duration of our teaching. We walked 5 minutes up the hill with the Headmaster to...

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November 2019

November 2019

November is  here!…and it is actually one of the best months to be in Nepal. Many areas have just finished the rice harvesting, and although it’s a bit colder, it is pleasantly fresh, and the sky is usually blue and crystal clear so you can see the beautiful mountains...

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October 2019

October 2019

So, back from Nepal...and I wanted to give you all a little update on what we were able to do this time, thanks to the money that our friends and strangers have contributed. Every $, £ or € really goes a long way. We only got to know The Pame basic school a few months...

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September 2019

September 2019

I don’t think I’ve ever seen as much water coming down as on my arrival in Nepal. And so it continued for several days. The rivers were gushing and the streets were so flooded that that there wasn’t a dry patch to step on. Some regions have suffered terribly. As the...

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June 2019

June 2019

Namaste! It doesn’t feel like long since I got back in mid-May, but time flies.  The first couple of days I spent in Helambu, at the Norbuling secondary school high up in the mountains.  It’s only about 70-80km for Kathmandu but the journey, which is only possible by...

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April 2019

April 2019

Diane organised a Swishing party at her house and invited any local and distant ladies to come ‘shopping’ for nearly new clothes.  This works by people bringing along clothes and leaving it to everybody’s discretion to pay whatever item they want for the items.  This...

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November 2018

November 2018

In November we organised a music event at Islip Village Hall.  We had 2 bands playing, The Oxford Beatles and The Old Blue Cats, both who generously didn’t charge anything for bringing along their masses of equipment and playing a fantastic set of songs.   It was a...

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