May 05, 2009 — Kathmandu, Nepal — Members of Nepal’s CPN(M) (Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)) take to the streets in a rally in Ratna Park on Tuesday evening. Following the news of the resignation of the prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known as Prachanda, the communist party of Nepal is getting rallied [...]

Tonight here in the NW Burbs of Chicago the sky is pretty clear. I can see the stars. But, I looked up and saw Orion’s belt with the sword hanging. I couldn’t help but have a memory… a flashback of sorts.
I thought back to Nepal recently and my time at IBA [...]

Tonight at a hotel in Kathmandu I will be starting up the Obamathon here in Nepal.
First thing, 8 pm tonight, Hotel Shankar, Live TV Feeds (assuming they DO have a generator), Momos, a cocktail or two… AND, don’t forget the DJ!
Then tomorrow in the morning, The American Embassy club is throwing a bash. [...]

Allison was not feeling well today and spent the day resting up for our next adventures. We leave Delhi at 6:55 AM on Sunday morning and take a train to Haridwar. Haridwar is going to be our first stop of many in the next couple of weeks. I am not sure how often I will [...]

For so many reasons, as I leave Kathmandu, I feel as if a piece of me is left behind. But as sad as that may seem, within it I find comfort that I know that I will return some day, possibly sooner rather than later.
After leaving the “internship” program, I found my niche in the [...]

Today as I was at my favorite local joint, enjoying my wireless internet, eating my veg momos, drinking my Diet Coke, and uploading some photos. While hanging out, my favorite server, Krishna, wished me a “Happy Democracy Day!”
At first I could not understand what he was saying to me, and then when I finally [...]

Yesterday Daniel and I spent nearly the whole day walking around Kathmandu and checking out all of the hotels and guest houses. We stopped and looked at rooms at nearly 20 different places
Kathmandu is filled with places to stay that can match any budget and the city really caters to travelers that are [...]

I have had a busy couple of days here.? I am looking again for a new guest house.? I had to rebudget after moving and though the cost of living is insanely lower than that back home, I am still on a budget for three months here and I am going [...]

I feel as if I am being forced to make a very personal and absolute decision. I have now been here a little over one week.
When I first began planning this trip I really saw this internship as a way for me to learn more about the world, about journalism, and about myself. I [...]

Well maybe settled isn’t the right word to use here. In a city so loud and congested, I don’t know if I really could get settled. But regardless, I now have my home and my job, so I am getting about as close as I can get.
Nepal, or at least Kathmandu, is nothing like [...]