Stories on volunteerism, mindfulness, and responsible travel
Almost 10 years ago while studying in London I read a book called The Art of Happiness. I don’t remember exactly how I came across this book or why I decided to read it, but the content would change my life forever. Since reading this book (and many others on similar topics) I have tried … Continue reading Learning from the Dalai Lama
Ben and I arrived to Northern India 7 days ago. Last weekend, we flew from Kathmandu to Delhi where we spent the night in the airport. We spent several hours in an uncomfortable lounge area, awaiting our flight to Leh, with Nepal still fresh in our minds. We weren’t ready to leave Nepal. Visa permitting, … Continue reading On the Border of India & Pakistan
We ended our 2 months at All Hands yesterday. Every day working in the field was one of the best days of my life. Originally, I wanted to journal this experience but unfortunately limited time made that very difficult. Since my last day is still fresh in my mind, I thought I’d explain what this … Continue reading Last Day in Kavre
Since our last post, about our experience delivering school supplies to students in Saurpani, Gorkha, Ben and I decided to return to Kathmandu. The monsoon season had started and sadly, based on our experience driving to and from Saurpani, we could see the roads were already deteriorating. Landslides would soon become the norm and some … Continue reading All Hands: Project Nepal in Kathmandu
A couple years ago when Christina and I were in the Amazon we came across a bushmaster snake in our path. Our guide, a native of the jungle, was deathly afraid of snakes and made us turn around and go back to camp. The next day he insisted we go back to the same path … Continue reading Survivors in Gorkha
Namaste once again from Nepal. As most of you know, who’ve been following our Asia travels, Ben and I were in Pokhara, Nepal when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25. The earthquake killed over 8000 people, injured thousands more, and destroyed an estimated 500,000 homes. It was a terrifying experience, but we were lucky … Continue reading Little Victories in Nepal
This post is a difficult one to write. Ben and I have just completed 22 days of hiking in the Nepali Himalayas and in thinking of how to compile my thoughts about these three magical weeks, my mind remains focused on the earthquake. We’d just gotten back to Pokhara the morning the main earthquake hit. … Continue reading Kathmandu & Hiking the Himalayas
