Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by jade
I arrived in Nepal a few hours late, due to delays in Abu Dhabi and was extremely tired, but to be reunited with Rajan and Manoj after 2 months injected some excitement and energy back into me. They took me to Manoj’s home where all the Roots & Shoots members were waiting with a welcome party for me and good bye party for Manoj’s sister, Prabha, who would be leaving for Japan in a couple of days. We ate the best Black Forest cake I have ever tasted in my life and then talked until the early hours. I woke up the next day still in shock that I was finally in Nepal and eager to get my hands dirty.
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Posted on July 16th, 2008 by jade
At the Jane Goodall Global Youth Summit, in April 2008, I met Manoj Gautam and Raajan Subedi, who are two of the Roots & Shoots members from Nepal. Manoj and I became close friends very quickly and he soon asked me to come and visit them in Nepal to help with their conservation and community work. Two weeks after returning from the US, I had booked my plane tickets.
On Wednesday 23rd July, I will be embarking on a 7 week trip to Nepal and the Himalayas. I will be travelling the country with Manoj …
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