WELCOME TO NEPAL

I’ve been having the hardest time trying to come up with what say in this first blog entry. I keep thinking I should come up with something profound and insightful to help people understand why I’ve traveled 30 hours and 7,564 miles across the world to help women suffering from uterine prolapse. I just had a chat with the Program Director of the Advocacy Project and she told me to stop putting so much pressure on myself. So, instead of being profound, here is a bit about my trip and a few photos I’ve taken over the last 2 days; some with the help of my new photography assistant Bisaal.

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My welcome to Nepal was very warm, both figuratively and literally. I sat next to a lovely Nepalese couple who live in New York and hadn’t been home for 2 years. They were very nervous and excited about their visit and thanked me for coming to help out. They were so friendly and went out of their way to make sure I figured out the VISA system and where to go when I arrived. 

After meeting the Director of my organizations son, we headed to their home via taxi. It was quite dark, so I couldn’t really make out much of anything. After arriving, I was greeted with many Namaste’s, dinner, a much-needed shower and a bed. I was very grateful.

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My first morning in Nepal was filled with this little guy. His name is Bisaal. He was very interested in my new camera; so I taught him how to use it and here are some of the photos he took.

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It has been a nice couple of days filled with a lot of jet lag and getting used to things. I’m heading to the small village of Dhankuta in just a couple of days and will fill you in on more details when I’ve gotten the lay of the land.

WELCOME TO NEPAL<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

I\u2019ve been having the hardest time trying to come up with what say in this first blog entry. I keep thinking I should come up with something profound and insightful to help people understand why I\u2019ve traveled 30 hours and 7,564 miles across the world to help women suffering from uterine prolapse. I just had a chat with the Program Director of the Advocacy Project and she told me to stop putting so much pressure on myself. So, instead of being profound, here is a bit about my trip and a few photos I\u2019ve taken over the last 2 days; some with the help of my new photography assistant Bisaal. <\/span><\/p>\n”,”class”:””},{“id”:”3″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-02-17.46.291.jpg”,”alt”:”inevitable wing shot…”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-02-17.46.291.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”25%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:166,”height”:124},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/3-38624260a5c0ae826d6cc1d88fe1613e.jpg”,”width”:166,”height”:124,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:12181}},{“id”:”4″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-02-20.16.49.jpg”,”alt”:”Arriving in Nepal”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-02-20.16.49.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”25%”,”position”:”center”,”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/4-7558fc87a04e51cd00f706ba131b3cf3.jpg”,”width”:166,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:28868},”size”:{“width”:166,”height”:220}},{“id”:”5″,”block”:”rte”,”content”:”

My welcome to Nepal was very warm, both figuratively and literally. I sat next to a lovely Nepalese couple who live in New York and hadn\u2019t been home for 2 years. They were very nervous and excited about their visit and thanked me for coming to help out. They were so friendly and went out of their way to make sure I figured out the VISA system and where to go when I arrived. <\/span><\/span><\/p>

After meeting the Director of my organizations son, we headed to their home via taxi. It was quite dark, so I couldn\u2019t really make out much of anything. After arriving, I was greeted with many Namaste\u2019s, dinner, a much-needed shower and a bed. I was very grateful.<\/span><\/p>\n”,”class”:””},{“id”:”6″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-03-07.11.40.jpg”,”alt”:”Maya & Bisal”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/2015-06-03-07.11.40.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:247},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/6-fea121ce214fb1ff5222e2e7d4a3e973.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:247,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:74304}},{“id”:”7″,”block”:”rte”,”content”:”

My first morning in Nepal was filled with this little guy. His name is Bisaal. He was very interested in my new camera; so I taught him how to use it and here are some of the photos he took.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n”,”class”:””},{“id”:”8″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Scarf.jpg”,”alt”:”Scarf”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Scarf.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/8-84bb75edace45c5ebd3e8ffd808c31f5.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:86173}},{“id”:”9″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Maya-smile.jpg”,”alt”:”Maya smile”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Maya-smile.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/9-26772f283659c54f88717c57dc9f92d9.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:40964}},{“id”:”10″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Element-2.jpg”,”alt”:”Element 2″,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Element-2.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/10-9e9285d56e8bd628c705892430e89088.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:92704}},{“id”:”11″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Bisal-Pic-Effects-1.jpg”,”alt”:”Bisal Pic Effects 1″,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Bisal-Pic-Effects-1.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/11-83024c5ccca904013c80a925cc25186a.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:95060}},{“id”:”12″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/kids-bike.jpg”,”alt”:”kids & bike”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/kids-bike.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/12-8a01f31bd8955e06fee36d40b898daaf.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:87080}},{“id”:”13″,”block”:”image”,”source”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Bisaal-Mom.jpg”,”alt”:”Bisaal Mom”,”link”:”~wp-uploads\/2015\/06\/Bisaal-Mom.jpg”,”class”:””,”scale”:”50%”,”position”:”center”,”size”:{“width”:330,”height”:220},”store”:{“source”:”~upload\/13-81e11580491c25c9039e94a53a19c5b9.jpg”,”width”:330,”height”:220,”mime”:”image\/jpeg”,”size”:53760}},{“id”:”14″,”block”:”rte”,”content”:”

It has been a nice couple of days filled with a lot of jet lag and getting used to things. I’m heading to the small village of Dhankuta in just a couple of days and will fill you in on more details when I’ve gotten the lay of the land.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n”,”class”:””}]}[/content-builder]