Magazine Article

There is a magazine that focuses on the SF Bay Area called Eucalyptus. Or maybe it's Eucalyptus Magazine. I'm not really sure. Anyway, in the November issue, there's a story about volunteering during vacations and it has a little bit in it about us! We thought that was pretty cool. If you want to read the article, click on the title of this blog post. The article is on page 33.

Someone commented that I should just write about life here and not be too concerned about whether or not it was interesting. I'm sure that much of the mundane in Nepal is quite the opposite for those used to a more orderly world. Here's some of the mundane.

We're getting a KFC and Pizza Hut. This is monumental news. These will be authentic, western fast food chains right here in Nepal. I know many people will be disappointed and worried that Nepali culture is on its way down the toilet, but I'm not. If these restaurants are run as well as they should be, the inefficiency and lack of customer-focus that is rampant in Nepali businesses will be exposed. The culture could actually benefit! People say I'm a dreamer. At the very least, we'll have good chicken and pizza.

I'm expecting a few visitors from California and Indiana over the next few weeks. While I'm excited about them coming, I am a bit worried that they will experience a bit too much of the culture here (this is not related to the above paragraph). The Maoists are on their cultural revolution/power grab warpath again. They've gone as far as saying they will prevent all domestic and international flights from operating in their country on Nov. 10. This is unprecedented and an extremely unfortuneate scheduling problem. I am supposed to fly domestically on that day and I know of 3 people flying in or out on international flights that day. I find comfort in knowing that the Maoists have lived up to very few of their promises in the past.