Women at the Well

This is where the village gets its water. Most houses also have tap water, but this well water was particularly tasty. Here women do their wash. The clean/pure water is located in a catchment behind them, the runoff goes into the pool in front of them. Everyone takes great care not to contaminate the source water. I drank it everyday with no problems.

Volunteer Experience in Nepal

December 1st 2008
Namaste from Pokhara, folks. It's been a while since my last post, I realize. I just finished my volunteer teaching (and farming, as it turned out) assignment in the village of Sarangkot, and am just now getting around to writing. Well, it was a good experience, living up in the village and getting in with the local folks who really welcomed me very warmly. After a couple of rough days in the t ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more

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