He entered the U.S. Peace Corps as a trainee in Nepal. For the next three months he would live with a wonderful family of 8 in Dharan, Nepal. Many hours a week were spent learning Nepalese and becoming accustomed to a new way of life. Here he is . . He was assigned to the village of Phidim, a district headquarters in far eastern Nepal.
Monsoon season is rice planting season.
Here John joins his Nepali friends in the field. September Update . John is now teaching school. He teaches English to second graders and science to seventh and ninth graders. October 2, John will arrive in Kathmandu for a 2 week conference at the Peace Corps headquarters.