Onward, and Upward

Onward, and Upward

On day 8, the group split into two. One half (the Kunde Crew: Justin, Virginia, Heather and Erica, under Bikash’s expert guidance) would be setting off to visit the Kunde Hospital, another of the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada’s projects. The other half (the...
Education: The Most Powerful Weapon

Education: The Most Powerful Weapon

As mentioned in the last post (the Phaplu Snafu), on day 7, the team split up to spend time at the Zeke O’Connor (ZOC) junior and senior schools. In this post, we describe in a little more depth the activities of the day. But first, here are some things you may not...
Basketball Diaries

Basketball Diaries

(On day 7, our group of travellers split again for much of the day, to spend time at the Zeke O’Connor junior and senior schools–sit in on lessons, hang out with the students, and take part in activities that ran the gamut from pickleball [!], to educational sessions...
Are We Having Fun Yet? (Yes!)

Are We Having Fun Yet? (Yes!)

Day 6, which also happened to be Canadian Thanksgiving, saw the group of travellers split into two for a brilliant day of hanging out with the students. One group headed way, way uphill to try to catch a glimpse of Mount Everest, while the other joined senior-school...
Welcome Program

Welcome Program

(Today we hand the blog over to Mary Kaye from the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, to describe day 5: our first visit to the Zeke O’Connor junior school in the morning and the senior school in the afternoon.) Honored. Humbled. Bursting with joy. Allison, one of our...