MY REASON FOR THE TRIP

I have been thinking of something good to do for people in need, for somebody who is less fortunate than us Western creatures who live in total luxury. After reading an article about The Highlander Orphanage in Kathmandu, I picked that to be my project. I am going to raise money for the kids in an orphanage in Nepal. Now the challenge comes. HOW? ? First I am going to give them some of my time. I have decided to volunteer at the orphanage for 2 months to make it more real for me, to go out of my own comfort zone to see what life is really like there and not as a tourist. By doing that I hope others will contribute in different ways. My goal is to raise as much as possible to make a better life for kids who would live in total poverty if not for the help from others.


Thursday, April 29, 2010

THE MAOIST DEMONSTRATING.

Things are apparently not going to be so peaceful  here any longer, according to the news then there will be 500,000 extra people in Kathmandu starting from now coming from all over Nepal to demonstrate on Saturday. The Maoists want to have  the majority seats  so they can be in control of the country, they are communists so things will be even worse than they already are,  and will close everything down until they get their way, and nobody dares go against them in fear for their lives.The Maoists are forcing the people in the villages who are not even Maoist supporters to come here to demonstrate, and some do not mind since it gives them a chance to come here for free which would otherwise be impossible for them to afford.  I would like to be in the middle of it all taking photos as my lost passion  to be  a photo journalist.  I will see if one of my friends will be my body guard. So I guess no school for the kids for a while still but that means I get to spend more time with them, now I only have less than 2 weeks left  off working. I will keep you posted of any exciting news, if any, and please do not worry about me my time is not up yet since I just started living my life, I will not be that easy to get rid off. Politically  everything is a mess here the country is run very poorly and has for years so maybe a good thing that I will return soon.Will let you know what happens on Saturday. Until then Namaste Inger
Posted by Inger at 5:05 AM

4 comments:

  1. Vivian CarterApril 29, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    You are my hero. Stay safe. Be well. Be you.

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  2. Vivian CarterApril 29, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=205000
    Here is the Canadian Government's Travel Report (Advisory) for Nepal. As of today there is no advisory. Just use a "high degree of caution". Just FYI.

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  3. AnonymousApril 29, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=205000

    Canadian Government's Travel Report for Nepal. Good information.

    Namaste
    Vivian

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  4. Deb InrigMay 3, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    You just love to be in the thick of things. Keep your head up

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