Just like Birganj, my flight from Kathmandu to Birganj was packed with characters. First of all, I had been away from the ‘Ganj for nearly six weeks.
I remember when Rob had been gone from Birganj for nearly two months people starting appearing every where to ask me, Where is Rob? Where is Rob?
I think some [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Birganj, Peace Corps culture, Teaching
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Also tagged Bihar, Birganj, Dallas, melas, Simra, Teach for America, Terai life, The Loophole, vomit
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About three weeks ago I left Birganj and headed into the Kathmandu Valley. First, I went in for my education group’s IST. The week after was the yearly Peace Corps Nepal’s All-Vol, something that is talked about from the moment of arrival in country.
I’d been in the Terai, i.e., Birganj, for a couple of months [...]
Way back in July it was hot—really hot. The hot that you can’t escape, that makes you uncomfortable in your skin.
Since it was July it was also the thick of the monsoon. Since it was July I still wasn’t half sure why or what I was doing in Nepal or if I’d even be here [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Birganj, Teacher Training, Teaching
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Also tagged Birganj, buses, Dhunche, East-West Highway, Fourth of July, Janakpur, Lang Tang, Nepalgunj, stealthing
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