April 06, 2011
Caitlin Green is my sort of cousin sort of niece. I'm not really sure what the right term is. When I explain to people in Nepal how we're related it sounds something like this: She is my Dad's oldest sister's oldest son's wife's sister's daughter. Nepali people always tell me without hesitation that that means she's my "bhati ji" because they have a specific name for every kind of person who could ever possibly be related to you. Sometimes I really like that about Nepali culture and other times it's just confusing. Anyway special thanks to my bati ji for writing this guest post.
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April 03, 2011
It gives me so much peace of mind to know that I have such sweet volunteers and staff working around the clock and looking after the kids while I'm away. I asked each of them to write a post while I'm away and just received this note from my dear friend and devoted volunteer Lisa Marshall. Also a heartfelt thanks to my favorite little Kindergartners in Texas. We love you guys!
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April 02, 2011
I made it home after a realllly realllly long plane ride. It was so long that now my ankles are swollen.
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March 30, 2011
Admissions are over and 45 new little girls have been enrolled into Kopila Valley School. These little gs are special in ways that I can't explain.
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March 29, 2011
N hates taking baths. Hates hates hates it. I remind him politely every morning after a big load in his diaper
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