Wonderful Beautiful Nepal

People have such big hearts. I’m amazed at the love I see expressed by both the tourists we have now in Nepal and the Nepali. I commented that I’ve been amazed by the support from New Zealand since the earthquakes, but we have an American, French, 2 Spanish and an Italian who have each been outstanding in their own ways.  But not everyone can do a corporate fundraiser or come to Nepal. Additionally, everyone does not have an extra $5 to spare for people on the other side of the planet. I’d written a similar blog post some time ago, but there is a new need for help here and a renewed desire to give. Here are more ways you can support the people of Nepal even if you have no money.  1.      Watch the commercials on our youtube videos and share our movies on your social media sites. 2.      Befriend/Follow us and share our posts on your social media outlets and encourage others to donate 3.      Put a donation box at you...

Goto Mah on one of the streets of Bhaktapur. Note the boards holding the buildings up. A Volunteer’s Take on our Projects Guest Writer Goto Mah It all started as a call through C$. I was in Pokhara taking a break from volunteering and using some time for myself to sort out my own life while making friends. I was enjoying a sense of community that's hard to achieve when you live on the move . So that said, I was starting to feel like I should move my ass again and help Nepal with the relief effort after the earthquake. That same day I got a call from a friend who told me we were going to do a cleaning/demo action in Kathmandu, so I took an overnight bus that day and I was ready at the Fireflies to finish the banners in Kathmandu. Got the guy's faces painted and off we went to the streets of Thamel to let'em hear us. Then we marched to the temple nearby carrying brooms and shovels. Once we arrived we cleaned what were layers of plastic that had been dropped there for years...

Half of our volunteers left, but I still have three and I've changed my views on volunteering on a couple different levels. So, yes, volunteers can come and do something to help without causing too much damage. They actually made a big difference for many people, not just the ones who got a shelter. They actually created a system of making and delivering these shelters to people in need and keep the price below $400 each. You can see several other articles from Kerensa at here blog here: Kerensa's blog posts Thank you for allowing me to be a small part of your project by hosting you all. It was a pleasure.

In Nepal its very hard to find a good dentist because there are so many choices available and and most of them are targeting lower income people. For an average working or middle class person the best way to find a good dentist for your tooth problems is by asking others for recommendations. Ask family, friends, neighbors or coworkers what they like about their dentist. You also may wish to go on the internet and search local dentists in Kathmandu and by their website and looking where they studied, the services they provide. There are 3 types of dental clinics in Nepal. a - Basic These dentists do the bare minimum work and will charge you very low fees. However their standard of care and work may be low as well. Most people who visit them are low income, villagers and the poor who cannot afford to spend much on dental work. b - Average People who visit the average clinics are white collared working and office workers, middle class people. These dentists do a decent job at a decent ...

I just read a blog post on Internations.org about cheap places to live. Well, I wrote a comment that should have been a blog post so I'm editing it here as a post. For my regular readers, you'll probably find it a bit redundant. I've been blogging about Nepal as an expat home for over 4 years. Just as it seemed like people were starting to listen and consider Kathmandu Valley for a long term destination the earthquakes came. But because there isn't so much development it looks a lot like it did before, kinda rough. Here's the blog post. I was impressed with Kashmir in India, but many of these places seemed culturally restrictive for me, so much to think about. It's such a great big beautiful world. The 10 Least Expensive Expat Cities: Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2015 I've found my paradise for my retirement here in the Kathmandu Valley outside of the loud, busy, polluted capitol city. The problem with these articles that just say 'here's a list of ...