Baudha Protest 08 May 2009 – Images by Rene Edde

There are days, I have come to realize, that are all about lesson learning and experiences.
Since the announcement of the resignation of the Prime Minister, aka “Prachanda“, I have had the intuitive feeling that this is simply the calm before the storm. On the outside Kathmandu appears to be business as usual, and [...]

My journey thorugh India and to Nepal was easy going and uneventful.  I am back at the IBA safe and sound.
I am in the midst of preparing the monks for finals which they will have on May 9th.  Then I am off to India for a few days to work on a story with The [...]

Its just been one of those days.
In preparation for my April 15th departure, I decided to go ahead and get a new visa for India.  My current visa doesn’t expire until May, but I won’t easily be able to renew from Nepal.  So I filled out application forms online, got all of the miscellaneous “stuff” [...]

Sirensongs is still making it work in Nepal.  Blogging about her life and dancing her time away.  I always look forward to her postings and today’s was great and full of information (as usual).

That’s just life here, at least for me. I came to get a visa, I stayed to study Charya Nitra and in [...]

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. [...]

I have about 4 days of shoots and photos to process, audio to edit, etc. But for now I thought that I would pop up this photo just to show you all why it is that I love my life so much these days!
I may live with 30 monks, but I am still [...]

Everyone imagines that there are cows all over India, and there are. They are in the middle of the highways, roaming around the apartment complexes and neighborhoods, and rummaging through the garbage in the various marketplaces. This bull was no different than his cousins. What I did find ironic though, was that he chose to [...]

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 [...]