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Big News, We
have moved! We had a marvelous 13 years in Takoma Park,
MD. Summer 2007, however, Wayne, started an internship
in clinical psychology in Lebanon, PA. As hard as it is to
leave our many friends and our little yellow house, we are looking
forward to our next adventure. Beginning
August 1st, 2007, and for the following 14 months, we will be living in a farmhouse surrounded by miniature
animals.
As usual, we are always
making changes to site slowly without taking the whole site
off-line. In the meantime, there will be some uncertainty about
prices. In the past years, silver prices and other metal prices
around the world
have risen considerably. More recently, the US dollar has become
much weaker. As a result, most of the items that we
get from Nepal have become more expensive. We will update the
prices as quickly as we can. As
the popular disclaimer says, prices are always subject to change
without notice. But when you place your order, we will contact
you about any changes before we send
your order and bill you so that you can make any changes that you need
to make.
Many of you ask us how
the kids are doing. They're quite well and are enjoying their new
school and friends. Joshua, 10, is in the chorus and Sean, who is
now 5, is reading Calvin and Hobbes
and
anything else he likes.
We have added a wonderfully efficient new staff person named,
Tammy. She is also a highly pampered chef, and a jill of many
other trades. We are enjoying her organizational skills and team
spirit. Go Tammy!
In other news about
Nepal, the King backed down and reinstated the former parliament. We
are
waiting to see if government will return to the status quo or become
something different. For about 7
years, the
battles have erupted in rural areas and small villages. In the
past months, the violence has been brought from the countryside into
the heart of Kathmandu. This latest change in
government and the cease fire has lead to greater peace and stability
in
Nepal. If you
would like to learn more about the progress of reform in Nepal, you can
find news coverage in the major media outlets, such as CNN, The New
York Times, and The Washington Post, among others. If you haven't
explored the on-line versions of such news sources, you should give it
a try. There's a world of information at your fingertips.
It's much easier to search for news that way than to find a Nepal story
buried deep in the actual newspaper.
The good news is that
despite the frequent strikes interrupting school in Nepal, Belief and
Atit are doing very well. Both boys, whose tuition to school
we pay, have kept themselves busy with school work and are looking
forward
to their future. Belief competed on television in Nepal,
summer 2005, and his school came in second place in all of Nepal.
Although we wish them the greatest success, we are not be able to pay
for the boys tuition to college. We are praying that they
can win scholarships. If you are interested in
helping,
or know of scholarships that they might be able to apply to please
contact us.
Jeri is now considering
a trip the last two weeks of January of 2009. If
you are
interested in
going with her send her a note at awog@erols.com. Please check
the State Department website for travel recommendations so that you
know what you are getting into.
With best wishes to you all for a successful and peace
filled 2008.
Sincerely,
Jeri,
Wayne,
& the crew
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Wayne and the Boys in the new house
Lebanon, PA
July of 2007
Wayne
Sean, 4
Joshua, 9
Our new next door neighbor, Henry, the miniature
stallion.
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.Jeri at Swayambu
"The Monkey Temple"
in Kathmandu 2006.
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Look boys, the one that bit me was twice as big and much
uglier!
Belief, Summer 2005
Atit, Summer 2005
Winter in Nepal 2006
"Happy New Year
Didi!"
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