My sister is in Kathmandu, Nepal right now volunteering with Global Daughters Project. I have also contributed by editing the blog she is posting on! Check it out at www.angelfire.com/journal2/globaldaughters
This program is the brain child of a friend of mine in Crested Butte, Colorado, Lisa Gindy. Lisa launched the Global Daughters Project in a effort to increase opportunities available to Himalayan woman. The program, as you will see in the blog, is taking awesome mountain women from the states and brings them to Nepal to educate female guides there on wilderness first aid, rock climbing safety, and computer literacy skills.
Cheers to the Global Daughters Family!
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Hi Jessica. Thanks for your comment on my blog (Kokugaijin). I linked back to yours by clicking on your name. I see you went to Thailand this summer. I went last summer and enjoyed myself immensely. I didn't go snorkeling, however I did ride an elephant!
Addressing your comments about the Japanese: The virtual destruction of Japan by the U.S. in WW2, greatly humbled, humiliated even, Japan as a society. it pretty much took the imperialistic wind out of their sails. Buddhism is a very superficial religion in Japan, seriously practiced by few. "Saving face" is typical of Asian cultures, in general. Amongst Japanese, a simple "I'm sorry" and a bow can correct almost any wrong--which isn't always a good thing. While passiveness can be a virtue, I find most Japanese have been conditioned to be overly-passive, sometimes to their detriment. This has allowed for deep intra-social subjugation, oppression and abuse of Japanese people by Japanese people within the societal ranks of power.
By the way, I'm curious, what took you to Guinea, West Africa?
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