We left Pankaj in Calcutta at 5am to make our flight to Mumbai. After one night in Mumbai in a nice air conditioned airport hotel (our first a/c in over 4 months) we continued our flight to Nairobi, Kenya and then Blantyre, Malawi. From Blantyre, after 12 hours of travel, we took a 3 hour … Continue reading The Warm Heart of Africa
After the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Dharamsala, Ben and I decided to stay and volunteer for a week. In Dharamsala, and in the nearby town of McCloud Ganj, there are many organizations that have been established to help the Tibetan community adjust to life in exile here in India. We only had about one week before … Continue reading Teaching Tibetans & Staying with Sikhs
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 has started and many of the roads in the countryside are starting to deteriorate. Landslides will soon become the norm and some roads are expected to wash out completely. … 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
Xela, our home for the past 4 weeks, is the second largest city in Guatemala. Its full name is Quetzaltenango, but everyone calls it Xela (Shell-a). Besides the extreme cold at night, Ben and I love this city! A majority of the population is Mayan. With their clothes, their crazy markets, etc, its a harmonious blend … Continue reading Nuevos Horizontes- a Women’s Shelter in Guatemala
We have spent the last 2 months in Pisco, a small city in the desert coast of Peru. Pisco has spent the last 5 years in ruin after a 8.1 magnitude earthquake destroyed 80% of the city. After the earthquake, Lima and other countries sent aide money for the victims, but it was stolen by Pisco’s local government officials (no, … Continue reading 2 Months with PSF
The only thing we planned before leaving Florida was to participate in a clean water project through an organization called Free the Children. Three of Ben’s friends were down here working on the project and we were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to volunteer with them. The project … Continue reading Clean Water Flows in Gulaghuayco
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