Last week was the week of Gai Jathra, a very special celebration in Nepal. The festival of “Gai Jatra”, the procession of cows, is generally celebrated in the Nepalese month of Bhadra (August-September). The festival of cows is one of the most popular festivals of Nepal. According to tradition, every family who has lost one relative during the past year …
A Monsoon Week at Ama Ghar
Life at Ama Ghar during the monsoon takes on a very special rhythm. It’s sunny and dry in the morning, so we do our chores, hang our laundry out to dry, and take walks in the incredibly lush foliage around the villages and Botanical Gardens at the end of our road. On weekdays, the kids go to school in …
Unika is home at last!
Thank you so much to all the generous Ama Ghar friends and family around the world who have donated to pay for Bhesh’s daughter Unika’s medical expenses. The surgery for her brain tumor was successful and she is home now, playing with her Ama Ghar friends and her sister Bumika (pictured with her in this photo). Unika’s condition will have …