There's no backing out now...My flight to Nepal is booked. I leave Friday, June 19th and arrive in Kathmandu via San Francisco & Hong Kong in the evening on Sunday, June 21st. I arrive back home the evening of Wednesday, July 15th. Check out www.volunteernepal.com to take a peek at the organization I'll be teaching & volunteering for on my trip. The founder, Michael, has a passion for helping all of Nepal's children, but especially the girls, who are frequently sold into the slave/sex trade by their parents due to extreme poverty. I'm hoping to work in the girls' home and teach at their school in the day, but I'm keeping an open mind since I won't choose a placement until I've had a few days of cultural "training" and become more comfortable with the language.
Check out the volunteer journals, I will most likely be placed fairly close to Kathmandu since my stay will be relatively short (for a teacher, anyway) but they'll give you an idea of what my trip might entail.
You can also check Volunteer Nepal out on Facebook:
Volunteer Nepal and the Orphans Home GROUP
Nepal Orphans Home
Now I have to get started on my "starter list" of 78 Nepali words I'll need to know...
