The Himalayan Hills, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Archives for April 2009
Foreigners in Nepal/ The Mechanical Mind/ Blogging
Our times are driven by the inestimable energies of the mechanical mind; it’s achievements derive from it’s singular focus’ linear direction and force. When it dominates the habit of gentleness dies out. We become blind; nature is rifted, politics eschews vision and becomes the obsessive servant of the economy, and religion opts for mathematics of [...]
Sangita and Impermanance
Sangita has been most kind and helpful to me. I do not fully understand why but it is very much part of the culture to host and to serve visitors. They are deeply respectful in their relations with family and elders. This probably has a lot to do with it. But my friendhip with Sangita [...]
Village in the Hills
Village in the Hills, originally uploaded by gord clements. In the village in the hills some of the locals were sitting around together in the afternoon as Nepaleese often do.
Hill Village
Hill Village, originally uploaded by gord clements. We stopped in hill village and talked with some of the people. In this particular spot they were making local beer and they also grew marijuanna.
Trip to the Himalayan Hills
IMG_0998, originally uploaded by gord clements. My friends Prassaant, Hector and Subra took me on a trip up into the Himalayn hills and the raging Tamor river. I loved being up here and meeting an isiting with the indigenous people here. It was great to have them accompany me because they open doors to connectng [...]
My Nepali Team Mates
My Nepali Team Mates, originally uploaded by gord clements. I work with Urmillia, Kriti and Kamala. Kirti in the middle arrived at the same time as I did here in Dharan and lives close to me. She is twenty five years old and is from southern Nepal and lives with her extended family here.There are [...]
Chiya in the morning at work
Chiya in the morning at work, originally uploaded by gord clements. I have cut back my coffee intake severely but increased the amount of chiya (tea) tha I drink here. We have a recpetionist in the office that serves chiya twice daily. This picture was taken two months ago in my office. I have actually [...]
Thorai Landscape
IMG_0941, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Relations in Nepal
I have noticed one very big difference about Nepal and me. Nepal does not like change and I have come to embrace change as key to living life fully. I have had to feel the impact of it and contemplate a recent situation and its affect on me for a few days to come to [...]
