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Goodbye, Haibung
If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I’ve published my last few goodbye speeches from when I left an All Hands Volunteers (now called All Hands and Hearts) project. You’ll also know that I spent some of February … Continue reading
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Taking my students to Nepal
The school distanced themselves from the trip. My mother warned me that it was a bad idea. My friends joked about the worst case scenarios. But on January 29, 2018, I boarded a plane with three of my students to … Continue reading
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When lightning strikes twice
The first time I met you, I felt the mountains move. I saw the sky clear and the clouds hide, The sun casting soft shadows over our campsite. You gestured to me from across the fire pit, Asked for my … Continue reading
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Thank you – To the volunteers who built a family
When we were building the schools and then realised we built our second home too. ~ Gréta Čandová One of the beautiful byproducts of building a school in a relatively remote mountain village with only thirty volunteers has been the campsite … Continue reading
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The end of an era: A goodbye speech
The dreaded goodbye speech. How can anyone put such a life-altering experience into words and then share it with a group of people you cant say goodbye to without breaking down into tears? I ended up writing my goodbye speech down … Continue reading
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Why I came back
In late January, I spent the shortest amount of time I have ever spent on an All Hands Volunteers project – six days. It was a whirlwind of excitement: From cold bucket showers to shitting in a hole to hanging … Continue reading
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Bachchhala Devi Project Overview
The main project at the Sindhupalchowk All Hands base is a school build named Bachchhala Devi, which is broken down into three smaller projects. The main school building we are making will be three classrooms built on one floor. It … Continue reading
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Sindhupalchowk, Nepal Base Overview
After taking a bus for five hours away from Kathmandu, I arrived in Bharabise, the closest town to the All Hands Sindhupalchowk base. From there, I caught another bus for forty minutes up rocky, sandy terrain to put me closer … Continue reading
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Return to Nepal: The kindness of strangers
When winter vacation came around, I found myself faced with the same decision I have had to make every time I had more than a few days off of work – to volunteer or to be a tourist in a … Continue reading
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My First Hospital Visit Abroad
Of all the times I’ve been sick and feverish in Korea, my first trip to a hospital abroad was surprisingly in Nepal. Two days in. So here’s the thing. I sweat. Like, a lot. And in unforgiving, unrelenting sun, I … Continue reading