I want to say immediately that I looked great in my Very Orange Kurta. I wish I would have had someone take a picture. Yesterday was Tewa’s donor event in Patan. There were over 50 people there and I would say that at least 25% were from the US. The event was held in honor of Louise Forest, a major donor out of Bozeman, Montana. A major donor is around $5K to $10K.
Most of the US people were living for a period of time in Nepal in some type of NGO or organization to help the Nepali people. One lady was a Fulbright Scholar in Theater and her husband was working with an organization on Human Rights. Another man is working with over 50,000 volunteer women training them on nursing the poor; interesting that most are from California and Montana. They were all very nice and I made a few friends. I believe that if I stayed in Nepal, I would be able to make friends faster than in California or Montana.
All the US people except Maggie, who has been in Nepal for over 30 years, wore regular pants and sweater. They thought I dressed in my Kurta every day. Little did they know that my jeans are wearing out from overuse.
I was invited to the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ International Women’s Day National Holiday event today and tonight I am going to a special film in honor of this national holiday. Interesting that Nepal treats International Women's Day as a national holiday... I bet you guys don't even know that it is International Women's Day... sure not a national holiday in US.
My calendar is getting very full and I really am trying to make sure I get all the marketing material done before I leave.
Namaste
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