I taught a knitting class two nights in a row to the women in Cchulemu. I brought 88 skeins of yarn, 32 sets of knitting needles, and 15 crochet hooks to Nepal and distributed them between the two villages that we ended up teaching in. With all that, I wish we had more … [Read more...] about Knitting Classes – Cchulemu October 20-21, 2016
The Road to Cchulemu
So the main purpose of this whole trip to Nepal was to travel to a couple of villages in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal to help with the development of women's education in the area for Bridges Between. Another emphasis was cultural exchange. I got a lot of that. Tried to … [Read more...] about The Road to Cchulemu
Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Took a rickshaw ride the first day from our hotel in Thamel to Durbar Square. Durbar Square was where the city's kings were once crowned. Many buildings were damaged by the 2015 earthquake. Rebuilding and cleaning up efforts are still being done. … [Read more...] about Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Guangzhou Layover #1
I arrived at CAN airport around 5:30am local time, headed towards immigration and went into wrong line twice. By asking directions however, I found out that China Southern had accommodations and a city tour available for guests during day layovers. I didn't even know about the … [Read more...] about Guangzhou Layover #1
Sew Happy!
My quilting retreat was a couple of weeks ago and I was able to get ahead on some of my sewing. Finished the Paper Shredder lap quilt. It's going up on my dining room wall today. Finally started and finished my sewing machine cover. It's going on my sewing machine after next … [Read more...] about Sew Happy!