Acronyms are helpful for simplifying a name but they can lead to confusion. Last year, while we were in Nepal, I kept on coming across a message spraypainted along the streets, “No MCC. Go Back America.” I teased the MCC Representatives to Nepal about this – already knowing that it wasn’t our MCC – and…
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The year 2080
Every time we travel to Thailand I’m surprised by my phone’s date switching to the current year in the Buddhist Era. It’s still 2566 B.E (Buddhist Era) in Thailand until Songkran or Thai New Year. Songkran lines up with New Year celebrations in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, parts…
Hiking to Pokhara World Peace Stupa in Nepal
During our time in Nepal, we hiked up to the World Peace Stupa located on Anadu ‘hill’ across the lake from Pokhara. The Stupa is at a height of 1,100 meters – which would be absolutely classified as a ‘mountain’ in Cambodia – but is considered a hill in Nepal. Apparently, in Nepal it’s only…
Flowers of Nepal 2023
We have Asia regional meetings in Nepal this week so we decided to come early and have a short family vacation here. I’ll write more about our explorations later but I’ll start with another entry in my flower series. This week is the Dashain festival so there have been marigold garlands everywhere and most Nepalis…