It is incredible to be eye level with the Himalayas. Our porters are great, and we are treated with milk tea and hot water in the mornings upon awakening. There is a long table in a tent where we dine, and they prepared amazing meals.
In town, we visited a few of the homes of scholarship recipients. One proud father talks of his daughter studying by the light of their campfire. There is no electricity in their home,and the entire inside of their dwelling is a low-ceiling
space not much bigger than my walk-in closet.
We met the twins whose mother has AIDS. Mother walks with them two hours to come to town where they attend school, and waits for them to finish. Then they walk the two hours home. This is a mountainous region, and no walk is without effort, even for the healthiest among us. The next day, they do it again. Students attend school six days a week. Because the extended family has rejected this woman, the Foundation and specifically, a newly married couple living in Spain have taken on the financial responsibility to assure the girls can attend school. The go to Notre Dame, which also boards students and will do that after the mother has died.
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