It took quite a bit of effort to get into a school on a half-day Friday. The front gate was locked. The side entrances appeared locked, but once around back, we found our way inside where we found the principal of the SOS Hermann Gmeiner Tibetan Elementary School. This lovely little school was recommended to us [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
The Importance of Creativity
February 20, 2012 – 4:27 am
I carry about 500 colored pencils, 400 markers (a.k.a: sketch pens, outside the U.S.) and a few hundred crayons along with assorted sharpeners, rubbers (i.e. erasers) and pens to share with the students during our 2012 Peace Exchange experience here in Nepal. Some of the most inspiring moments of Peace Exchange workshops happen while watching [...]
Arrival Nepal : February 1st, 2012
February 14, 2012 – 12:12 am
So, here we are. Wow! Nepal. It took almost a week to fully arrive, but now I am definitely here. The first few days in Kathmandu were shocking and a bit disorienting. All of a sudden I am in the 6th poorest country on the planet and walking around dirty streets of struggle. It certainly [...]
