Hey everyone,
    Crazy few days. By now no doubt all of you have heard about the earthquake, devastation, deaths, etc, as well as the fact that we are ALL FINE. We were incredibly fortunate to be in a place well stocked with food, water, and supplies to make shelter. We all had a bit of a different experience, so I'll leave it to the students tell you their individual stories, but suffice it to say that we may well have been the luckiest and safest group in all of Nepal.
    I'm writing this from the airport in Kathmandu, a city barely even recognizable from the sheer level of damage visited upon it and its people, where we are waiting to check in to our flight to New Delhi. The blog has been looked at over one and a half thousand times, showing a staggering amount of care and concern, and I'm sorry I couldn't have posted something earlier to assuage your fears, worries, and concerns, as the electricity (and by extension wifi) was down for the duration of the earthquake.
    The Himalayan Voluntourism team deserves the most outstanding thanks for their hard work in taking care of us; they cooked meals, washed dishes, prepared the campsite, visited the city to check for damage, organized transport, news, and the delivery of fresh food and water, as well as (most incredibly) remaining cheerful, in spite of everything.
    This is more or less just a quick update, and as intense as all of the above sounds, we really did have a fantastic time at the farmhouse playing cards, singing, and chatting around the fire. I'll try to get some students to post here later, and will write a more detailed story about our time in the tomato fields.

See you soon!

Namaste