Recent update!

 

My sister going through the rubble of our house in the mountain

My dad in front of the school yard. 

My dad ex president of the school is assessing the damage in the school

Today, I would like to thank all of you who made all of this possible by giving for Nepal particularly my village of Ichok and surrounding. I would like to thank Bob & Connie Erickson from Egg Harbor, Kate Crosson from Egg Harbor, Ben Mcmahon from Door County Brewing Co. Bailys Harbor, Students, teachers & staffs from Sevastopol School, Sevastopol, Egg Harbor Business Association, The board of Landmark Resort, Egg Harbor, Kimberlee Bagnall Sturgeon Bay, Paula & Len Hrnung from Madison, Ken & Barbara Treml from Green Bay, Gerald & Kimberly Westman from Ashland, Cindy Neuville Sturgeon Bay, Mary & Michael Gehm Sturgeon Bay, Richard & Sharon Brabson IL, Janice Slan, Vincent Kusek & Betty Kusek IL, Cheryl Simon sturgeon bay, Tami Dosotelle sturgeon bay, Betty Holland Sister Bay, Mathew Olson Fish Creek, Doug & Anne Stangel De Pere, Patricia Harkaway IL, James & Linda Adams Sturgeon Bay, Dave & Sharon Grehn Ashland, Tom & Judy Ashland, Heidi & Jeff Forester Superior, Jill & Terry Stebner Minnisota, Ryan Hugget MN, Penny Sterling “I hope this helps at least a little” IL, Doris Bodenner Sturgeon Bay, Jaelle Dragomir OR, Raeonna Jordan Bailys Harbor, Gloria Doughert Ellison Bay “Blessings to all from the Door county. We are all people of the earth”. , Thomas lesh Chicago IL, Jemma Lund, De Pere, Jordan Pease Ashland OR, Karen Kierstyn Sturgeon Bay, Julie Kudick Fish Creek, Berne Clary IL, Katrina Newby Scandinavia, WI, Joe & Sandy Hurley Sturgeon Bay, Jeffry Freiburger, IL, Susumo Matsumoto Japan, Gonzalo Benard Portugal, Loyd Boum Sturgeon Bay, Kathy Navis Egg Harbor, Carolina Bacelis Green Bay, Jason Knight Green Bay, Timothy Graul Sturgeon Bay, Susan Gigot-Klein Sturgeon Bay, Summer Zifko NC, Suraj Bista “Glad to be part of your effort” (Nepal) Omaha NE, Prasanna Dhungana (Nepal) Austin TX, Donna Vincent Sturgeon Bay, Kimberly Schmitt Madison, Rani Esposito Westchester IL, Eric Vollrath Sturgeon Bay, Ed Elliott Sister Bay, Patricia Stierna Sturgeon Bay, Aaron Hilpipre De Pere, Alicia Willis Chicago, Clark Weichmann IL, Ben Strenski Green Bay, GypsyStomp Sturgeon Bay, Brilliant Stranger Fish Creek, Delane Jome Sturgeon Bay, Nick Wallner Sobieski WI, Josh Bastianello Cedarburg, WI, Cameron Vande Hei Cape Coral FL, Joel Mayer Durham NC, Kerry & Jon Hurley Sturgeon Bay, Kelly Loose Plymouth WI, Nevin Hersch Chicago IL, Jessica Holland Sturgeon Bay, Jessica Adams Sturgeon Bay, Gay Pustaver Sturgeon Bay, Jarod Bastianello Wrightstown WI, John Knapp Milwaukee WI.

I am honored to be part of such a wonderful community and friends. Cannot thank you enough for your contribution. Truly feels great that we could come together and do good for the people who need our help. This is a very short list of names of individuals who I could get names but there are so many other people that I do not even know or met have pitched in and helped in my (our) cause. I would like to thank you and please accept my gratitude and apology that I couldn’t get your name or missed to list it. May all of us find peace and happiness everyday at all circumstances. 

I have met so many kind and compassionate people during this process of helping Earthquake victims of Nepal. It overwhelmed me and I am truly blown away by your courage to give unconditionally. I can surely say that midst of all the chaos in the world we can still come together for the cause to uplift human suffering. This is very remarkable. Thank you for everything you are doing and continue to do so because this life is very short and fragile. One day we may need such help because of this very uncertainty in nature we cannot say what lies ahead for me, you, our place the earth. 

My cousin (volunteer) buying solar panels for the villagers

Villagers gathered to repair the school

School toilet being repaired

Extensive land deformation.

I hear school is being repaired at the meantime Government of Nepal department of Education has provided temporary shelters for the school children and classes have been resuming however due to the monsoon season it is still difficult to conduct classes completely & in regular basis without proper structured buildings. 

Our centuries old cemetery. 

Solar panel to recharge any mobile devices for all.

My sister Lhakpa going through the rubble.

Solar panel to the community.

I also would like thank all the volunteers in Nepal who have worked so hard day in day out risking their lives in this remote area. May be soon I will personally thank you in person for your great work of compassion. Without you this would not have been possible at all. 

Next in line of project

Dear friends, Namaste & greetings.

This is the school I attended when I was little.

you may have been wondering what is happening after all these chaos & activities? Nepal still gets frequent after shocks and rumor of the further tremor does not help either. Due to these embedded fear of earthquakes people just begin to believe even such rumors when we do not effective means of information, though Government news agency blares frequently do not believe in such man made news without fact finding. Well, to tell you the truth is that when the land you are standing on is shaking quite frequently, we begin to believe in any news or rumor when it comes to saving you own life. It could happen to anyone and even in well educated society.

Talking about education Nepal is still behind and it may take decades to catch up to developed countries, Everything takes time. When one does not have enough food to eat education becomes secondary but surely people of Nepal are getting to understand the value of education. Our initial effort was to provide immediate help but now we are focusing on school building projects. My father and other village members are working on renovating the schools in the village. I am still collecting funds but now something solid, which could last for a long time. Government may provide help but unsure of how much they will get but rest I will support from the fund that I have collected so far and the manpower will be provided by the villages. Currently I am concentrating on the school in my village and if I have leftover, will be distributed two other schools based on the availability.

Jyambeyang Primary School, my father help built this one.

Villages are still recovering from the damages and beginning to heal the scars from this calamity. It may take months even years to get over the fear of such destruction. My mother have not slept in the house since the day of big earthquake April 25th. She is one of many such individuals who have been affected in such scale. I cannot imagine how she felt when house she was standing on was moving like a boat in a rough water, though our house still standing and fine compared to others. I have some images of tent life in near my parents' house in the city.



Tent life seem normal when everyone in your community is living under such condition, on top Nepali people are resilient. They will accept any condition or situation and live with it. That could be their greatest strength in this situation as well as weakness. But I would rather consider as strength over weakness.

Before the tents

My mom with my sister's friend in front of her tent.

After the tents.

Purnima with her child and other people

My sister Nun with kids in tent.

Kids playing

These are some of the images taken by my nun sister, who just visited from Varanasi, India where she is doing her Buddhist studies. As you can see from the pictures that although living condition is poor and basic, people seem happy & kids are learning in tents. However, if the tremors continue, which still is. They may stay here longer. It is the monsoon season therefore it is going to be harder for them. Hopefully this will end soon and they could resume their normal life. I cannot imagine the fear one could have after such destruction.

My friend Rajendra Gajurel who and I were friends when we attended the school and are still friends tells me that village I spent 5 years of my life when we were attending school has to be relocated. The land has been deformed so badly that fear of landslide is so high. Cracks are deep and a lot of it, my friend from the village told on our skype conversation. He used to own a glass shop in the city of Kathmandu, which is completely shattered. Below 3 pictures are from him.

Glass shop my friend owned.

Village hut