Author Archives: penlewin

Day5 Build: Today was perfect. We started the day by meeting with our interpreter from 2011, Kreeti and we heard how fabulous she is going with study and life. She is doing a masters in rural development and I still … Continue reading →

Today on our Habitat for Humanity house build we started rendering the cement on the bamboo frames that we have been busily preparing over the previous days. The team allocated work quickly and got stuck into sifting the sand, mixing … Continue reading →

Essentially today is about getting as much rendering done as possible so that we can finish and paint. So today the team was looking to optimise the process at every step of the way. We recruited the family and neighbours … Continue reading →

The week started with a rise at 6am breakfast and on the bus at 7. But it is Nepal so it arrived at 8am. No matter we drove the one hour to Itahari where we were welcomed with flower garlands … Continue reading →

On this day I met up with the whole gang that have returned from the last build. Joh Sergeant, Lianne Manley, Kate Neuss, Janette V, Lisa, Cilla and I all met at breakfast at the beautiful Courtyard hotel and then … Continue reading →

Kathmandu is offensive to the senses. Smokey, noisy and dusty. It is the hub where all the tourists land and get organised to go on their trekking tours to Everest, Annapurna, Pokhara, Upper Mustang and further afield. So it is … Continue reading →