Nepalling work conditions
Jun 14th
A frequent sight on the outskirts of Kathmandu:
Such a stunningly beautiful country.
Such sweet, welcoming people.
So much poverty. So much backbreaking work.
I hope Urmila and the other great folks at BPW Patan, the microfinance bank I was here to visit, manage to do as much good as they intend to.
Their work is as much uphill as everyone else's here.
PS my new friends Claudine and Brian have recently transitioned from white-collar America to living, working, and blogging in Nepal. Their blog, The Kathmanduo, is fabulous.
How the Angkor Wat looks in memory
Mar 5th
I have much more accurate depictions of the Angkor Wat in Cambodia, but it's such an otherworldly place, this reflection feels more true to my experience: