The first photo is Borang School when I visited two years ago after the earthquake and the second now after the safe learning space. We spent the morning at the new school giving out ENG scholarship girls supplies and I’d necklaces and celebrating their success in school. We also had an engineer talk with the girls about safe water engineering for villages. 

Villagers making us a “western” toilet seat for our toilet tent/outhouse. Creature comforts?!?!?!

Just as we finished unpacking Supplies and setting up camps huge storm developed over the mountain. The villagers shared that flat areas, not many of these around but our camp site is one, flood quickly from the run off on the mountain. Uuhhmm….​

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85 water tanks have also arrived in the village with us… this is a major accomplishment! I must admit I had my doubts about getting them all up the mountain. The road stops about 4 miles from the village and the tanks were carried from there. We spent the afternoon accounting for every tank and recognizing every donor! 

We made it! The entire village was waiting with special flowers and food. Seeing these people again makes my heart smile! All familiar and so happy to see us arrive!

We traveled in a caravan of three keeps fully loaded with people and supplies. The road to Borang is very difficult with many stops and discussions for navigating the drive. Areas are too washed out so drivers fill holes with rock before we can continue. We are so hot and dirty and tired, but so excited to arrive.

Four of our university scholarship girls are traveling with us to Borang as interpreters. We are stopping in Bandipur on the way up to take our first climb, gather additional food supplies, and bond. 

Sari is the very best adventure buddy!