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Narayan’s Plight

January 14th, 2006

As for Narayan, our new saathi (friend), we hope to find a solution for his plight. Sushil called me earlier in the week to tell me that Narayan couldn’t make it this Saturday for the interview, he also told me about his current troubles. I told him that I would talk to Rob to see if we could help him out. Read the rest of this entry »

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Honoring Life

January 14th, 2006

I had an amazing experience today, actually the both of us, had an amazing experience. For the first time, since discovering chocolate, I realized something. I am truly honored that I get to have this life, that I get a chance to live and to be a human being. Read the rest of this entry »

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Watch wut U say, MoFOH!

January 10th, 2006

So….I get this call from this kid who is interested in our training. I put an ad in the classified section of the Himalayan Times, a daily English newspaper distributed in Nepal. In the ad I wrote that we are training in Spa Therapies such as ayurveda, reflexology, manicure, and more! I only had 30 words or under to do this…so in order to attract women I put manicure, reflexology, since most beauty salon schools offer this training. Read the rest of this entry »

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X-Factor #1

January 10th, 2006

X Factor #1

I wrote this a month or so ago and didn’t publish it because I felt like I couldn’t express myself properly without sounding like a heartless capitalist. It’s a controversial subject, corruption in charities, non-profits and non-governmental organizations. There is a fine line for being compensated for your expertise, and earning what one would earn in the non-profit sector. It should be proportionate not according to your expertise because you could go work in the corporate world, but to what you are trying to accomplish. The real payoff is the satisfaction of teaching someone to read, or how to set-up a business, that’s why it’s a non-profit. Read the rest of this entry »

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First Open House!

January 10th, 2006

Today was our first open house, a meeting to give an understanding of what massage is, describe our training program, and answer any questions.
Around 30 student candidates showed up, 7 of them were females. Surprisingly, people arrived on time, at 1:30; we were to start at 2 pm. Read the rest of this entry »

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