This Nepal Picture Library brings back memories of taking and sharing photos in Nepal.
28
Nov
2012
22
Jul
2012
Some odd part of me wishes I’d become a professional archivist, so I’ve been having some fun exploring all the collections at Digital Himalaya
08
Jun
2012
A great resource for maps of Nepal, including Chitwan at Digital Himalaya
18
May
2012
Not sure I’m emotionally ready for Returned: Child’s Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army. Looks like a powerful film. Here’s a link to a long trailer for it:
Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal’s Maoist Army (trailer)
11
Apr
2012
Check out these photos of the High Himalayas by Eric Valli – stunning. And he’s also got Nepal albums on Caravans, Honey Hunters, Tharu and others.
04
Apr
2012
I sometimes wish I could be this focused — fascinating story on Elizabeth Hawley, the woman who tracks all climbs in Nepal:
The High Priestess of Posterity
26
Feb
2012
Flawed but at least it’s a step in the right direction:
What We Can Learn From Nepal’s Inclusion Of ‘Third Genders’ On Its 2011 Census | The New Republic.
26
Feb
2012
Free Permaculture Book
I happened upon this great-looking permaculture resource from Chris Evans and Jakob Jesperson: The Farmers’ Handbook. It grows out of years of experience in Nepal but could be helpful anywhere.Read More
30
Jan
2012
Life and Death for Nepali Migrant Workers
Such a sad and all too common story from Nepal. Breaks my heart.
02
Jan
2012
Learn Nepali on YouTube
An easy way to learn some basic Nepali. This is episode 1. There appear to be 10 episodes total. I haven’t run through them all. If you do, let me know what you think.
04
Jun
2010
Gundruk Saves the Day
Rain. Day before last, it was relentless. We had a reprieve yesterday, and I got some planting done, but most of my garden is flooded and impossible to work. I’m already a week or two behind. In this short season, that could mean a lean year for vegetables. So when I woke at five this [...]Read More
08
Mar
2010
Memories of International Women’s Day in Nepal
Four months after I gave birth to my son in Nepal, I celebrated my very first International Women’s Day in 1988 in Gunjanagar, a village in western Chitwan District. It was also Gunjangar’s first time to organize an event for that day. I describe the scene in Sacred Threads, my ethnographic memoir-in-progress….Read More
10
Nov
2009
Ama: My Greatest Teacher
Growing food this summer in northeast Oregon, I relied on all that I’ve learned over the years from books, conversations, observations, and personal experience. But I probably heard Ama’s voice more than any other….Read More
