9/17/98: Slept in, then taxi to the airport, and arrived in Hong Kong without incident… This new airport is so big that it looks empty even when it is full of people……
Bleary Eyes and Frayed Nerves
9/16/98: Travel day… Arrived in Bangkok at 1:30AM, the hotel by 3:30AM, in bed by 4:30am, and we were too exhausted to fall asleep… Bleary eyed and frayed nerves all day, lead…
No Turning Back Now
9/15/98: Slept in… Last minute shopping… It has been an eye-opening experience here in India and Nepal. Exhausting and rewarding at the same time: spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically… Sitting at the airport…
Half Way
9/14/98: Wow! Today we are half way through our trip… We hunted for boxes, and then shipped a bunch of travel books and souvenirs home… We brought our well-packed and sealed boxes…
A Heavenly Dwelling
9/13/98: Up before dawn to catch a train to visit a church in Agra… I was asked to preach and drew up on Hebrews 7:24-8:2 as well as 2 Corinthians 6:16… The…
Whirlwind Sightseeing Tour
9/12/98: In honor of Ruth’s birthday today, we went on an all-day, whirlwind bus tour through Delhi that was inexpensive and exceptionally good… The India Gate (where we watched snake charmers and…
Temper Tantrum Over Sham Shoe Shine
9/11/98: Fell prey to a scam that the guidebook had warned about… Then embarrassed myself in a confrontation with a shoe shine man today… I will confess in my diary, but thankfully,…
Fanny Pack Left Behind
9/10/98: We were bedecked with garlands of white silk from the owner of the hotel as we departed before sunrise on our way to the airport… Wonderful Nepalese hospitality… The flight was…
One Of Several Possible Musical Instruments
9/9/98: Final day in Nepal, out and about doing some souvenir shopping… I added to my musical instrument collection by purchasing a Nepalese Sarangi, a stringed instrument which is bowed like a…
A Pane-less Bus Ride
9/8/98: We were the only two people on the cross-country bus from Pokhara back to Kathmandu… Even more interesting the bus had no windshield(!) having shattered the day before… I tried to…
Laundry Day
9/7/98: Final photography shoots around Western Regional Hospital, Green Pastures Hospital and its neighborhood… Laundry day and prep for next travel day… Ruth and I went into town to purchase bus tickets…
I Have Sung In Mountain Cathedrals
9/6/98: The weather is overcast, so no clear view of the Himalayas yet… But I was up very early in hopes of catching glimpse of the mountains, and I was not disappointed……
Further In And Higher Up
9/5/98: Vanessa invited us to join a group of friends from INF to hike up to the mountain village of Dhampus… It was a steep 2,861 ft climb, further in and higher…
Phewa Lake And The Annapurnas
9/4/98: A photo shoot at Institute of Medicine fell through… Vanessa invited us to a birthday celebration in town… Strolled around the shores of Phewa Lake for a bit, enjoying lovely views…
Scrabble With Logophiles
9/3/98: Ruth feeling much better, joined me at the hospital to shoot a cleft palette surgery… We also went to Green Pastures Hospital (GPH) to photograph skin graft surgeries for recovering leprosy…
Surgical Procedures
9/2/98: Ruth was up most of the night with a stomach bug… I headed out early to photograph surgical procedures at Western Regional Hospital (WRH) and the residence at the Drug Education…
Higher Into The Himalayas
9/1/98: Travel day, higher into the Himalayas… We lugged four back packs, two heavy packages of souvenirs, and a 2-foot long PVC pipe containing water color paintings 1.5 km (about 1 mile)…
Brightly Colored Everything
8/31/98: Touched base with Marcelle P. in Pokhara, and purchased tickets onward… I went off on my own to find a birthday present for Ruth… Was hoping to purchase a sapphire (her…
Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
8/30/98: We were unable to find a church to attend for worship services… Wound our way through two walking tours of the city at a leisurely pace… Purchased a leather belt with…
I Think I’m Going To Kathmandu
8/29/98: Travel day: I think I’m going to Kathmandu… Crossed the border in from Raxaul, India to Birgunj, Nepal… The poor old pony pulling the cart was such a frail beast that…
Go Where You Are Needed
8/28/23: Today I read a well-meaning, but, I think, errant post on some social media feed, something like: “Look after yourself, go where you’re appreciated, do what fulfills you…” As mentioned previously,…
Of Great Interest And Use
8/27/98: Ruth gave a lecture to the nursing staff today… When we started planning our trip, she was doubtful she would have much to do or to contribute, but this is the…
No Rest For The Weary
8/26/98: Still wiped out from the long day out in the rural areas yesterday… Photographed an cataract surgery and a cyst removal surgery today… Ken and his wife joined us for dinner…
A Harrowing Ride
8/25/98: Ruth spent the day looking over the hospital facilities, taking notes to prepare her epidemiology consult notes… I went out to rural village areas to take photos of the clinic sites…
Working Through The Strike
8/24/98: Ken gave us a tour of the Duncan Hospital compound today… A worker’s strike in the town meant everything is closed, so the hospital is quite slow, but we are non-union,…