Four weeks has flown by! It still seems like yesterday when my nervous self was picked up from the airport after missing my connecting flight. What a four weeks it has been. There is so much I could talk about, I could write a novel! But I won’t bore you that much. Volunteering was a…
I had the experience of a lifetime and the Lighthouse was made to feel like home. I had an absolutely amazing time here in Nepal. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming, especially Amaa and Buwa. They took me in and really made me feel like family from day one. The school and library were incredible, making…
I’m sure you’ve read the same things a million times but I honestly can’t thank everyone at VCD enough. Bicky, you are truly inspiring and a great motivation for what the world needs. It makes me happy to know that in this evil world there are still people like you, who believe in changing what’s wrong step…
Thank you for everything you have done for me and Joey these past few weeks and for extending your home to us for an extra two weeks. You are all awesome people and I will never forget this adventure. When getting on the plane to Nepal I honestly had no idea what to expect and…
At least ten arms reach towards me, pressing the wet tika onto my forehead while murmuring soft words of blessings and good will. My folded hands attempt to catch the red rice and curd mixture as it drips from their hands onto my lap and the carpeted floor we sit on. There must be as…
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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