I have been hanging out in the little lakeside town of Pokhara for a few days. Not much plan in place but it is a pretty place at the base of the Annapurna mountain range. It is also doesn’t cost much. No real reason to move on except for the lack of things to do beyond walking the shops on…
You get what you need
Worksite view on my first dayI got into the project here in Nepal waaay back on Nov 4th. 6 day work weeks since has been tough. Digging dirt, busting rocks, hauling rocks, moving bricks, digging holes, mixing concrete, passing cement and generally breaking backs. I submitted my request to stay through the New Year a couple of weeks ago. Last…
Getting down on the farm
It is a hard days work here. Manual labor from 8am to 4pm with two much needed 15 minute breaks and a very much anticipated hour for lunch. So much so that we don’t (at least not yet) even get tired of the daily plateful of gruel i.g. Dal Baht (lentils and rice) that is served up. It is really…
I got work to do
Back in civilization today, at least from an internet perspective. I found a coffee shop in town to get my internet chores done. Saturdays are our day off. Sadly, not for the Hindu worship service at the temple a couple of hundred feet from our front foor. Or maybe it’s a Bollywood music festival that kicked off at 5:30 this…
The Way We Get By
This is the project overview information that All Hands And Hearts sends out to prepare the volunteers for what to expect: MAKWANPUR, NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY Volunteer Information Packet Location: Hetauda, Makwanpur District. We recommend you fly into Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu, located 87.4 km from Hetauda (4hrs by Sumo vehicle) Cost: Free to stay on base and meals…
That’s really, really where I’m going to
Last winter, I hooked up (not the way kids today use the term) with a volunteer organization called “All Hands and Hearts” They do post disaster cleanup all over the world. I was thinking I would spend the winter doing hurricane cleanup work. Other than Hurricane Dorian, it was a pretty light year when it comes to storm damage. There…
Make it to Church on Time
Off the MountainI must be getting old because all my Nieces and Nephews are graduating college and even getting married. I RSVP’d yes to the next one in Ohio at the end of October. So I’ve had to wrap up this year’s work and hit the road. I have to drive the 2200 miles to Ohio, find a suit…
Cool Cool Water
I started the process to get a well dug on my property back in May. It started with an application to the county along with a $2000 check for them to see if I am worthy of running water. Although I have visited them a couple of times and my obvious need for a hot shower hasn’t swayed them yet.…
Take Me to the River
This post has no pictures to prove it really happened due to my thinking ahead that any electronics were gong to mix with water. So you’ll have to take my word for it that this is all true, give or take…… It was the annual boy’s campout weekend at my friend’s property down the mountain from me. By boys,…
the greens of summers
Since I have been obviously remiss in getting updates posted on this blog, I thought that some photos that I have posted to my google account would suffice until I can get time to drop some updates. The link is https://photos.app.goo.gl/27Wbzppcw5eqJtfU8 There is always the Instagram account that can be accessed via a link somewhere on this page. It…