April 12 , 2001
One Busy Week

Greetings from the beautiful country of Nepal. I have been so busy that it is hard to find time to write. Irwin and I make a good team, but it has been a series of very long, exhausting days to get ready for all we have to do here. We start at 5:00 am and then work until midnight to get things ready for the next day. Somewhere in the middle, I teach for eight hours.

My students love to learn and they can follow anything I teach but there are some practical limits on the availability of resources. However, I feel that I have made a good connection with them and that we are doing so much good and making a change in the lives of the people of Nepal. They got a big kick out of seeing me on TV with the ministers.

I have moved to the guest cottage of the Danish government for the duration of my stay. There is a professor from India staying here. We have talked and taken vegetarian meals together. Tomorrow is my first day off and I plan to go in to the market and see some sights.

So far I have shot eight hours of video and taken 500 pictures. I can't wait to share them. I know I will be coming back (next time as a team with my wife, Chrys) and we can be even better prepared to make a difference.

It is late and sleep is calling to me.