Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 2
We’re now 7 weeks and 2/3 of the way through our Raleigh ICS project in Nepal and have completed Phase 2, which simply flew by. For a bit more background […]
Postcard of the Week: Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu is a hectic hive of 3-million-people strong activity, but dotted in amongst the chaos are more religious monuments than you can shake a bamboo stick at. Hindu temples, Christian […]
Embracing the Digital Detox and the New Luxury of Switching Off
Once upon a time… …there was an internet-addicted twenty-something girl living in London, working in the Tech industry and living her life happily glued to her iPhone predominantly for her calendar, notes, […]
The Words of 3 Inspiring Young People from Nepal
On International Women’s Day we hosted a poetry competition for the youth of Bhalu Khola and Dhading on the theme of women’s rights. We had over 50 amazing entries from […]
“The World is Your Oyster” – But Not For Everyone…
Further Thoughts on Why My British Passport is My Most Valuable Possession (in the context of Nepal) Two years ago, while living in Madrid, I wrote […]
Diary of a Raleigh ICS volunteer in Nepal: Part 1
We’re now 1/3 of the way through our Raleigh ICS project in Nepal and have completed Phase 1 of 3 after spending 24 days in the picturesque village of Bhalu […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day in Nepal: A Day in the Life of a Nepali Woman
You can also read this blog post on the UK Huffington Post here: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/virginia-stuarttaylor/international-womens-day_b_9457246.html Today the 8th March marks International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated worldwide and is an opportunity to […]
How to Ask for a Career Break or Sabbatical
After I announced my 6-month career break from work back in October, I was flooded with messages and questions from friends and readers about how I had actually managed to get […]
The First 3 Weeks of Raleigh ICS in Nepal: Kathmandu
Kathmandu was a pleasant surprise. Upon landing at Nepal’s only international airport we were greeted and surprised to find out that we’d spend the first few weeks being trained up […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 