In December, 2012 I fulfilled a 30 year dream of visiting Nepal. I had not been back to Asia since I lived in Sri Lanka in 1983. I was thrilled to also be able to fulfill a shorter-term dream – to visit Ama Ghar Children’s Home. I met Shrawan Nepali in San Francisco three years earlier when my friend Kushal …
Olympic Moments at Ama Ghar
The Olympics is one of those rare events that holds the attention of the entire world. We do have cable out in our valley now (we got it so the kids could watch the World Cup) and we had great Olympic coverage in Nepal, practically 24/7. We encouraged the children to watch between their study times and activities and then …
Jungle Gym and Swing Set Built By Our Boys!
After a long wait, our wonderful collaboration project is finished! It all started when Joyce Trapper and Heidi Feldman of The Didi Project gave us the funds to build some playground equipment. Then Bonnie Auntie’s brother, Ti Ellison, came for a visit. He designed a jungle gym and swing set and trained the boys in welding, grinding and the use of tools by …
A Life Changing Experience at Ama Ghar
Although it has been almost a year since our visit to the beautiful and magical land of Nepal and our stay at Ama Ghar, the two have not ventured far from our hearts and minds. We often look back on our incredible time in Nepal helping support the children of this wonderful nonprofit organization and trekking through the Himalayas as …