Monthly Archives: September 2002

Thoughts on transportation in Nepal

By Scott Wallick | Published: Sep 28, 2002

Public transportation is the best way to meet people. It’s also the near equivalent of putting a revolver in your mouth with all chambers loaded and playing Russian roulette; I am not dead.
On my last bus trip to Kathmandu, I saw one head-on collision, two buses that had fallen off the side of the road (which is a cliff), one collapsed bridges, and one massive landslide. I am so impressed with myself for simply seeing things, I can only hope someone will punch me in the face.

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Unanswered prayers

By Scott Wallick | Published: Sep 12, 2002

I finished my last week at school with giving an exam. Something like a pop quiz, except it involved excessive and indiscreet cheating by the students. What do you do when you’re in a classroom the size of a bedroom with 60 students sitting at benches that even the strictest Puritan would deem exceedingly humble?

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