Namaste! When I write this, it is about one hour since my partner, Thas, and I packed up our toolbox one final time. Since then I have walked the two minutes long way from Amppipal community hospital to the hospital guest house, filled in the last equipment we looked at into our “Work Summary”, stressed … More Gorkha District Hospital and Amppipal Community Hospital

After two and a half weeks working on different hospitals, it was time for some time off. The participants, Maria, Ingvild, Marie and Nora, staying near Pokhara met in this city for a short vacation.  Here we could live like real tourists. Friday afternoon all the participants met in a German bakery who had real … More Weekend in Pokhara

After a 10-hour bumpy bus ride filled with both sun and rain we finally arrived at Parbat, or Kushma, which is the name of the village where my Danish partner Marie and I are going to spend our next four and a half weeks. It is a small village in the western part of Nepal … More Parbat District Hospital

So, before you get to know anything from the exiting journey we’re now just started, you got to learn one word; rangichangi. It means colorful in Nepali, and it’s a good description of the country. Lady’s walking in their pretty saris, bikers in their rain ponchos in many different colors, the houses are painted in … More Week 4 – Language and Cultural orientation in Nepal

Namaste and hello! After 40 days in Nepal it’s about time that you get some words from me(Sindre) as well! Now it has been more than three weeks since we started working in the hospitals. My Danish partner, Christian and I have spent this time in Amppipal. It’s a small and isolated village in Gorkha … More Amppipal Community Hospital

Namaste! This is Trym blogging from Damauli. I’m now sitting in the only restaurant in this city with an internet connection that is good enough to do anything efficient. The internet where I live is poor. Elena, Cecilie and me have now been working in Damauli District Hospital for three weeks. We are all engineering … More Damauli District Hospital

Hi, this is Ingeborg writing. I have now reached my hospital in Gorkha, a small city west of Kathmandu. The hospital is a district hospital with OPD and emergency room, in addition to maternity, family planning and ultrasound, tuberculoses, lab and x-ray departments. Me and my partner in repairing, Silje, arrived in Gorkha on Sunday. … More Gorkha District Hospital

Namaste, we have finally arrived in Nepal! We have already started with the Nepali training and have also gotten some cultural experiences. The country is very beautiful with its green hills and valleys, old tempels and friendly people. We can not wait to see more! After breakfast we get some cultural lessons together as a … More We have arrived in Nepal