Tag Archives: Bhairawa

listening to a Nepali Lullabye

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Today, Day three, it’s raining. So Day Two In Bharatpur began with another rickshaw ride, I have to admit I pay the rickshaw drivers more than the going rate, but it won’t stop me from another ride today. The heat … Continue reading →

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Smart Phones rule the world

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Day Three in Bhairawa –  If you haven’t been to the YouTube channel, check it out – I uploaded a nearly-six-minute Mega-code video last evening. Go to youtube and type in “Joe Niemczura” – it’s the Joe Niemczura channel!  And … Continue reading →

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Bhairawa side-trip day two – not on the weather channel

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Rickshaw part one Didn’t actually leave the Guest House until 0700, left my A/C room and stepped out into the hazy languid mugginess that is the Terai. Immediate bath of sweat. A beautiful flutelike sound of a bird I could … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Terai, Day Two in Bhairawa Nepal

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

So they tell me it was 39 degrees here yesterday. Thank God the classroom was air conditioned, although it was being stressed by the work it was doing. I had to Google a temp converter. Yes folks, 102 and it … Continue reading →

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Dinner at Nine in the Terai

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Dinner at Nine A gentle tap on the door promptly at nine PM, and I was summoned to join the other Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) Guest House residents around the formal dinner table for the meal. T-shirt and … Continue reading →

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The Pirates of Kathmandu

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

please consider subscribing to my current blog, Honolulu 20110-2012. click on the link and then click on the “sign me up” box on the right. it’s easy! Being a Tourist now and again Nice day Friday the 17th, enjoyed Swayambu … Continue reading →

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definition of a “slum”

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Joe Niemczura, RN, MS

Further Adventures in documents Thursday I got my visa renewed. On arrival I only had the cash for a one-month visa due to my book-shipping problem, and now I am legally here til I leave Aug 2nd. The visa cost … Continue reading →

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