Below is a copy of my official record of what I did as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, sort of. After completing my service, this DOS will be the only record of my Peace Corps experience in Nepal.
And it doesn’t nearly express what my experience meant to me nor all the things that happened—good [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Close of service, Service, Teacher Training, Teaching, Technical Training
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Also tagged Bal Mandir School, Balkumari Kanya School, Birganj, COS, curricula, DEO, DOS, EFL, ELTT, IST, PST
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It was the end of December and I was coming back to Birganj from Rajbiraj. I’d celebrated Christmas for the second time in Rajbiraj and was thinking that this would be the last time I’d be there, the last time I’d make the trip I’d made perhaps ten times before.
Last year’s Christmas was, well, difficult. [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Peace Corps culture
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Also tagged bandhas, Birganj, blogging, New Year's, Patalayia, Peace Corps, Peace Corps/Samoa, Rajbiraj, safety and security, Simra, Terai life, thulo manches
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I’ve seen this done in way too many other PCV blogs, but from necessity only will I reproduce an email I sent to my parents. Enjoy.
To: ParentsFrom: ScottSubject: Bizarro WorldDate: 2002-04-10 10:25 AM
Namaskar from Nepal!
Here’s a short update since I have the time to write one. I forget what I’ve mentioned previously. I do much [...]