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Nepal Earthquake

Nick SunOct 10, 201510 min read

HELP OR DIE : THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF JOURNAL

DAY TWENTY : ARRIVAL

The next morning, we loaded up the jeeps to get ready to head to Malemchi. We were sharing our ride with a few other people, including one of the original volunteers to get the Malemchi project up…

Chris Del VecchioSep 25, 20157 min read

A beautiful balance of fragility and vitality

how we rebuild Nepal

Nick SunOct 20, 20155 min read

HELP OR DIE: THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF JOURNAL

DAY AFTER DAY SOMETHING : BUDDHISM IN PRACTICE/ABUSES OF POWER.

The next day we went back to the site. Maran was back on the team bearing a slightly defiant look on her face. Everyone else was silent on the walk up. I…

Nick SunOct 10, 20158 min read

HELP OR DIE : THE NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF JOURNAL

DAY ONE : THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND SMASHED BRICKS BEGINS WITH THE FIRST CALLUS.

I accidentally found the American volunteer organisation ‘Many Feet’ when I turned up to the Kathmandu hostel where I’d booked a room…

Nick SunNov 18, 201510 min read

HELP OR DIE: NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF JOURNAL

DAY WHATEVER : GAPING HEAD WOUND

‘Look, I’m a big dog lover, but we can’t keep letting these filthy dogs onto the base.’ Russell barked. Russell was a stocky bullet of a man, a highly capable fifty year old American who had a…

Nick SunNov 18, 201511 min read

HELP OR DIE : NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF JOURNAL

DAY FEAST DAY : CRUCIFYING PIG CHRIST

Saturday was our traditional feast day. It began with a humble pot of cooked beans to go with our morning eggs and then slowly week by week morphed into a successively more elaborate…