Bowing and holding the hands together is a big part of the Nepalese culture. There are so many differences from Canadian culture and it has been a real help to have Parbati assist in translating and informing me. Grateful, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Archives for October 2009
The Girls Side
IMG_0883, originally uploaded by gord clements. Girls sit on one side and boys on the other side of class
In the School Yard
IMG_0906, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Meeting With Children in Class
IMG_0871, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Donating Computer
The school went all out in providing me with a ceremony showing their appreciation for my gift to them. IMG_0854, originally uploaded by gord clements.
Donation to Local Nepal School
Thanks to Cherly White and Isabel Sukator, two good friends from Peterborough who purchased paintings from me I was able to raise enough money to donate a computer ,monitor and printer to the Dharan Secondary school, This school has approximately 500 students. Most of the families that send their children here cannot afford the boarding [...]
Choice Less Awareness
Be aware without condemnation Do not think about doing it, but actually do it now. That is, be aware of the trees, the palm tree, the sky; hear the crows cawing; see the light on the leaf, the colour of the sari, the face; then move inwardly. You can observe, you can be aware choicelessly [...]
Stuck in Nepal
I am realizing that there is not much for me to be doing here in Nepal these days. I love being here especially at this time of the year and I have made some very gratifying relationships but Nepal seems to be very stuck. The Nepalese in general are not that interested in what westerners [...]
Seeing Deeper
In’ the west we have learned not to accept who we fully are. It has been quite wonderful to gradually remember that and to muster up enough courage to come to accept and include even what at first had appeared so strange, so frightening an so much the substance of dreams. Coming to Nepal has [...]
Iris Enjoying Kaja
Iris , originally uploaded by gord clements. Iris comes from a village close to Dresdan in West Germany. She is working here as a surgeon at the Biratnagar Eye hospital, She has been here for three years now and is planning to move on from there in September of next year. She has a love [...]
