A beautiful rest day filled with black forest cake and lots of reading proved to be a nice relaxing day. After a late breakfast of...

A five hour walk filled with dust and yak poop led us up to 4,440 m. My 7am porridge was accompanied by honey this morning which was a...

Today we had a 17 kilometer hike to Deboche with stunning views and a quick visit to the Tengboche monastery. Fueled by porridge I began...

The first view of Mt. Everest and chocolate carrot cake made for an awesome day. Today was our first rest day. A rest day doesn't...

First full day of hiking over lots of swinging bridges and dodging lots of yaks. Unable to sleep I was up early and playing solitaire on...

Successfully made it to Lukla and began the long trek up the Everest Base Camp. We had a breakfast of sausage, beans and eggs at 6 and...

After waking up at 4am and sitting in a stuffy airport for 7 hours our flight was cancelled due to bad weather. I awoke bright an early...

Nice relaxing day spent getting any last minute items necessary and packing up for the trek to Everest Base Camp. The crazy bus ride...

What was supposed to be a six hour bus ride turned into twelve hours of hot, bumpy traffic. We said goodbye to the kids this morning over...

Flying a paraglide over Pokhara and spending the last night with the kids made for an exciting and emotional day. Awoke with excitement...

The break at the waterfall was much needed after lots of sweat was lost and blisters gained from clearing out fields on the farm. We got...

A short three hour hike turned into four and a half when the rain made the rocky path extremely slippery. We awoke and packed up our...

Rain makes for a long day spent inside playing lots of card games. Woke up and went for breakfast at 8. We had bread and jelly and...

After working on a farm I brought out my jump rope and played with the kids who instantly fell in love. Out of respect to the privacy of...

Finally arrived at the orphanage and played with the kids after a long sweaty car ride. I was pretty excited and woke around 3:30 because...

A jeep safari led us to a tower in the middle of the jungle where we would spend the night. Began this morning at the same time as...

Went on a canoe ride through crocodile infested waters, climbed up a vine in the middle of the jungle, and saw my first rhino. Began the...

Long, bumpy, hot car rides and white water rafting are the perfect combination for an amazing day. I awoke around 6 this morning and...

Went in search of a temple and ice cream and ended up walking around the city for a few hours with no success. I woke up around 7 this...

Spent the day getting a taste of Nepal by walking around Kathmandu and meeting the other very jet lagged participants. I awoke this...