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- Hometown:
- St. Paul, MN
- Profession:
- consultant
- AFC Trips (where and year):
- Puerto Vallerta, 2007
Nepal, 2007
- Favorite Travel Destination:
- always the children!
A souvenir from the monkey temple
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Nepal is very, very poor by economic standards. Its unemployment rate of 42% is the twelfth worst in the world. Its GDP per capita is $1500. Those with access to water via a pump in yard are fortunate. But it is a spiritually deep country, culturally rich and endowed with breathtaking landscapes.
Here--halfway around the world-- the idea that we're all connected looms large. It's just possible that the woman bending over in backbreaking work in the rice field is harvesting my future di… Continue
Here--halfway around the world-- the idea that we're all connected looms large. It's just possible that the woman bending over in backbreaking work in the rice field is harvesting my future di… Continue
Posted on August 10, 2007 at 9:00am — 2 Comments
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I have a question for you unrelated to the trip. Would you mind sharing your email address w/me at coltsrock@email.com? Much thanks. Kathryn from Nepal.
So, thinking of any more trips yet? I'm set to go to Uganda with our director of Chapters, Jennifer Cantwell this upcoming June. I'm so excited!!!
Hope to hear from you soon!
M.