I initially arrived in Kathmandu alone and nervous, not knowing if the next three weeks were going to be the greatest experience of my life or an absolute nightmare. Gladly, I have had the most amazing journey with the greatest people ever and really wish to come back again in the future. I was greeted…
It’s really strange to be sitting back in Canada and writing this, because it feels like yesterday that I was browsing these blog posts and trying to picture what exactly Nepal might feel like for myself. However, it does make me happy that someday someone else might read this and that it may…
Nepal – wow. From the moment I stepped off the plane, the sensory overload began; the sights, smells, noises, everything! It is truly something you have to experience at least once in your life. I’ve visited around twenty countries in the world and not a single one compares to Nepal – it…
Upon my arrival in Kathmandu, I was told, ‘don’t worry about a thing, we are family now’… At the time I didn’t realise how true this would turn out to be, but after spending two and a half months with VCD, as I stand in the airport security line with tears soaking my cheeks, it feels more…
I don’t know how to fit in everything I have done in Nepal in one blog post, but i’ll give it a go… I arrived on September 12th 2013 and was immediately made to feel at home by Bicky and everyone here at The Lighthouse. The other volunteers already knew who I was because my…
At the time of writing I have just finished a three week project at the Pema T’sal Monastery near Pokhara. The journey to get there is rather grueling. Seven hours to cross a distance little more than 200 km snaking across mountain roads jammed with vehicles of all varieties. While you do get to take the tourist…
Dear Bicky and everyone at VCD Nepal I just wanted to say that I’ve had an amazing time here in Nepal and it’s all thanks to you guys and your awesome organization. Two weeks was certainly not enough time, but like we’ve said multiple times, we will be back soon! Hopefully we will be able to…
Dear Bikky, Santosh and volunteers past, present and future, I am writing to you from Nepal as I enter my last week of my holiday following a breathtakingly beautiful and sublime experience over the last 6 weeks courtesy of Volunteers for Community Development – Nepal (VCD Nepal). I spent a considerable amount of time searching…
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