Pema Cholling is one of my favorite spots on earth. A quaint very small school sitting on the side of the mountain in Ghat. It is SO sweet and the children are always so happy to welcome visitors. The reunions were so warm and wonderful! This is the little school that uses an empty oxygen tank for the school bell. They are about to build two new school rooms so ENG is going to help with furniture, library, and pre-k materials!!!!  Our girls are growing up so fast. Thank you to every one that contributes to helping them.   
    
   

This little baby girl was at the tea house we stayed in. She is being cared for very lovingly by the owners whom she calls mama and papa! Once she got over being shy we played games, danced, and sang together! I gave her a hat and scarf and she never took it off! I am so so blessed to be here! I can’t wait to see her as I come back down the mountain!    

Did I mention how cold it is and that there is no heat? I am in 2 layers of cloths, a wool hat, and have a sleeping bag, 2blankets, and two hot water bottles ( thanks to the tea house owners that took such good care of me!) the hospitality was amazing.   

Second school visit of the day! This school is where Pasang graduated in Lukla and many of the past students do a beautiful job giving back! ENG  will sponsor the early child development space in their new building! Exciting to be a part of this project!   
    
 

First school visit complete!  All ENG volunteer team members know this place in Everest-often first stop out of Lukla airport. We have 7 scholarship girls here. ENG will help with classroom furniture since much of it is broken and old. They said any amount will make a difference. When I walked in the library they have very few science materials— anyone want to help? 

I ❤️ the Everest region 

Preparations and early celebrations of Holi Day have begun in Nepal. Tomorrow celebrates the triumph of good over evil and bridges the social gap.  

I spent the morning riding across Kathmandu with kumar pricing school furniture for our ENG safe learning spaces. This sounds like a simple enough task but here is entirely different. Every shop only carries very limited items of a certain type of furniture, there is no phone book or googling to determine where to go first, there is negotiating every price ( never what is stated) and after 15 or so furniture shops still little school furniture.  We did however find the plaques we want for each school! 

The afternoon was spent in meetings at the university on curriculum development and were very productive. 

Early evening Kumar & I spent measuring the safe learning space area and planning for the computer room and science lab that will be there soon thanks to Bryce and Kiri! 

Now time to check my NSU classes before getting packed to travel tomorrow…

I absolutely love this place and all they stand for. Faith, equality, dignity, compassion, and love! Women & children’s lives are changed because of the opportunities provided for a second chance. We went to the work rooms and also purchased items to support the work of the women.  The new space and environment was very cheerful and warm. We left here after a wonderful visit with the amazing Glenda Hauser and went for our first visit to the Women’s fertility clinic NGO, a group that supports and educates girls and women about their bodies, health, and life skills in this hard place.