Author Archives: Josolynn
Ideas: My Mind – Homesickness
My Mind – Homesickness I feel like I should be writing about how my feelings have changed since I have been in Nepal or just what I think of Nepal so far, but when I think about ideas, I think about what is on my mind… Homesickness is the one thing that has been on … Continue reading
People: KTM Buddhist Monks
Dear Kathmandu Buddhist Monks, I have never seen you up close and in person before and I thought for some reason it would be hard to find you. I have seen you in many places other than in Stupas here in Nepal. I always imagine you as an aged, wise man, wrapped in orange cloth, … Continue reading
Self: Asha
Dear Self, I learned that I have so much more patience than I thought I had. I have discovered more of my strengths and weaknesses and have realized that I can conquer more than I think. Throughout this trip I have grown emotionally, physically and mentally stronger. This country is absolutely beautiful despite some of … Continue reading
Self: Zach
Dear Zach, This trip was a big step for you. You saw, heard, tasted, smelled, and felt a lot of new things. It was like being a baby again. Except now you are a bearded semi-adult half a world away from your family with no one to hold your hand. It was amazing to say … Continue reading
People: Beni
Dear Beni, You were one of the many reasons I decided to come to Nepal. After hearing about the work you did, I just had to come to Kathmandu to check it out. And it basically blew me away. Hearing you describes your story and the work you’ve done had me speechless. You are like … Continue reading
Idea: Sustainability
Dear Sustainability, These days, you are often regarded as a very modern and forward-thinking concept. Cutting-edge brands advertise their ‘sustainability’ on towering billboards and your name is plastered all over magazines and catalogues. One could even say you are becoming a trend of sorts in certain parts of the world. Traveling through Nepal, however, has … Continue reading
Things: Squat Toilet
Dear Squat Toilet, I had dreaded meeting you. Months before the trip, I tried to think up ways to avoid you completely, or at least make our introduction as brief and impersonal as possible. I actually pooped in the woods before I even tried to get to know you. That didn’t go well. But on … Continue reading
TODAY I TOOK A HOT SHOWER AND USED A REAL TOILET WITH REAL TOILET PAPER!!!!!
Being in Chitwan National Park is pretty awesome, I’m not going to lie. There is a part of me that wants to say, “But Analis, after doing all the things you’ve done, and seeing all the things you’ve seen you know you don’t really need a hot shower, or a real toilet”, but there is … Continue reading
BILL COSBY & THE DOGS
Yesterday was insane. Right after breakfast, we piled into two sumos* completely unprepared for what would turn out to be the longest, and most interestingly painful road trip of our young lives. We were crammed three to a seat, for twenty hours. Unless you were in the back, where the seats were sideways (and probably … Continue reading