August 1st: Arrival of the Adams and Marchand families
August 5, 2014 | NepalBill and Katie met Laurie, Keegan and myself (Len) at the Vancouver Airport Thursday morning. We picked up our boarding passes,checked our bags and moved through security very quickly. We departed Vancouver right on time... Read More
July 31st: Departure for Chitwan and Nepali Stick Dance
August 5, 2014 | NepalWe woke up and had our last breakfast in Lamahi before boarding the bus to take us to Chitwan. The bus was fairly comfortable but without AC so it got pretty warm. On the straighter... Read More
Note from DWC – Team Rotation
August 5, 2014 | NepalAfter the student team departed on August 1st, team leaders Miles Marchand and Maddie Adams were joined by 5 more members of their families who will also be spending 10 days on site in Nepal.... Read More
July 30th: A Sad Last Day on Site
July 30, 2014 | NepalToday was our last day on the work site. Despite expecting a short and easy work day, we ended up carrying bags of sand and gravel to the second floor of the UNAKO house to... Read More
July 28th: Day 1 of Solar Panel Install
July 29, 2014 | NepalToday was day 1 of solar panel install. Once we showed at site, I made a quick phone call to Ben from Riverside Energy Systems to get a few final tips on how these panels would... Read More
July 29th: Nearing the End
July 29, 2014 | NepalToday started out pretty rough, with a few of us feeling “sick” due to the events of the previous night. As we all piled into the sardine can of a bus, we were informed that... Read More