Back to Nepal :)

Well, the weeks have flown by and I am preparing to return to Nepal for my 4th time! I leave Edmonton Feb 27 and do not return until mid April. The itinerary is to arrive in Kathmandu March 1, meet up with Lok for a day, then fly to Pokhara to do a 10 day trek in the Annapurna Sanctuary to Base Camp. The photos at right are of Annapurna South taken when I did the Circuit in 2004.

I return to KTM March 14 in time to meet my group of 7 to prepare and head off to the Langtang valley for a 12 day trek. We will also go to Gosiakunda and back to Dhunche, then return to Kathmandu for a few days of culture in Pashupatinath, Boudhanath and Bhaktapur. After 17 days together, the group returns to KTM flying out April 3.  I will stay on to study yoga with Akhil Bhattacharya in Kathmandu for 2 weeks then return home via Hong Kong just in time for cycling season!

Kathmandu is experiencing power shedding so internet reliability may not be what we have experienced in the past, but I will try to update this blog as often as I can.

Namaste,
Neil

Dhading School rebuilding project - Winter 2010

The Nepali people of Dhading district spent much of the winter building the new school rooms. Much of the fundraising we have done over the past 2 years or so contributed to this project. The teacher salaries are paid through the district, facilities are provided by local villages. Because they are  relatively poor, there is little cash for supplies, but they are willing to provide the labor. So, we have contributed about $3800 USD for supplies and the local people spent December to early February building. Take a look at this wonderful project. I do not know if I can visit the school this spring, but I will try.
Thanks to the many people who donated to the school and those who bought tickets to the slide shows. These children will be better off for a quality school in which to learn.
Thank you, thank you,
Neil