Thursday was our last day making improvements to the school in Pokhara. In all, we cleaned, repaired walls with “pudding” (spackle), and painted 3 classrooms...

Monday morning we made posters for the classrooms we have been working on and we visited the village of Pame where the 2017 group did their service project. ...

We enjoyed another leisurely morning before heading off to the International Mountain Museum. When we arrived, I was quite surprised at how large the museum ...

Saturday brought a change of pace as we took a weekend break from our volunteer project. We began our sightseeing adventures with a trip up to the World Pea...

I overheard some of the kids saying that their water bottles smelled funny. So I did a mass washing. 18 in all. Before After

We have finished the first four days of project. Loads of cleaning, sanding, spackling (they call spackle pudding here) more sanding and painting have been ...

We arrived back from our trek early enough on Monday to have a quick rest and shower before heading out for a bite to eat for lunch and then a refreshing swe...

Day 3 started rainy but it didn't last long. We trekked from Tolka to Pothana. In Pothana we had lunch. Along the way we meet many leeches. Some attached, o...

I was fortunate enough to see 3 generations of females making rice noodles. They graciously allowed me to photograph them. Turning the crank. Making a "nest...

We woke early to get our bags ready for the porters and have breakfast. There are 5 porters and 4 guides on our trek. We don't see the porters often but have...

We are back in Pokhara after successfully completely and enjoying our four day trek! This was the second time I did this trek so didn't feel the need to take...

Last night we met up with another group of teens who are traveling with GVI from Dubai. We spent a few hours eating together, talking, laughing, and competi...

Here are some photos I took of the group when we went to the island temple and later at sunset. Hayden, Kareese and Marlie Sunset over Lske Fewa The other h...

Last night’s dinner by candlelight and thunderstorm at Annapurna Activities was filled with wonderful food, laughter, and hospitality on the part of our host...