Author: Scott Harper

Exploring the Kathmandu Valley

The pace of the last week picked up considerably from previous weeks. Last Wednesday I wrapped up my first stay in Sisautiya with the promise that I would return, and I devised a way to avoid the 14-hour bus ride back to Kathmandu.

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Village Life

Read more about Scott Harper’s trip to Nepal here. Monday, 23rd of September, 2013, 7:45 p.m. My second week has had its peaks and troughs. Slowly but surely I seem to be gaining some momentum at Eejot. The students and I...

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Into India

It all started with a 36-hour travel period from Austin to Kathmandu, which included a three-hour excursion to see the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque during my layover in Istanbul. Besides commenting that the monuments were breathtaking and the weather excellent, all I’ll say here is that I will have to return some day.

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