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Gumda: Myths, Religion and Chickens

NEPAL | Sun, 13 Apr 2008 | By josdent | Views [1273] | Comments [3]

There was plenty to keep me amused in Gumda, despite the lack of electricity and English speakers. I taught in the school six days a week and usually did some unofficial lessons too. I spent a lot of time drinking tea and holding odd conversations in ... Read more >

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Gumda: Of Singing, Dancing and Teaching

NEPAL | Sat, 29 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [2292] | Comments [4]

The school was a modest building and only exists at all because of the kind donations of a French business. Sometimes the French people send them letters, which the teachers carefully file away because they're always written in French and no one can ... Read more >

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Gumda: Of Laundary, Forehead Rice and Mistaken Identity

NEPAL | Mon, 24 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [3699] | Comments [4]

The first full day in Gumda was a busy one and, after digging the toilet, our next task was to go to the school. We met the teachers - except the english teacher who was elsewhere - and the principle and they'd arranged a little welcome ceremony for ... Read more >

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Arrival in Gumda

NEPAL | Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By josdent | Views [1149]

We made it to the outskirts of the village by late afternoon and stopped to rest on the terraces. Mountains - or indeed foothills - aren't naturally particularly useful for farming, so over the generations the people have turned whole mountainsides into ... Read more >

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