by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Why do grown men in America have such a difficult time discussing something that happens to women all around the world? It happens to their wives, daughters and mothers every single month. “It” is her period, or menstrual cycle. Recently, I experience this disgust...
by admin | Nov 15, 2015 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nepal Earthquake, Travel
There is a fuel crisis in Nepal, this has been going on since early September, http://ti.me/1Y4cqUL. Here is my account of the situation: The fuel lines are long and often 3 vehicles deep on both sides of the narrow roads, blocking the paths of the lucky few who were...
by admin | Oct 27, 2015 | Charity, earthquake relief, Kathmandu, Nepal
This trip is a first in many ways, my first return to Nepal since the devastating earthquakes earlier this year, my first trip to Nepal without Rene, and it is the first time my sister, Cindy, has been here. In the midst of all of the reconstruction of the country...
by admin | Oct 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
In India, there is generally a silence around the issue of women’s health – especially around menstruation. A deep-rooted taboo feeds into the risible myth making around menstruation: women are impure, filthy, sick and even cursed during their period. A...
by admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
http://bit.ly/1MWrcsv I am humbled by your courage, Kiran Gandhi. Thank you for bringing the subject of menstrual hygiene to light in such a real experience. Most of us women have spent at least 1 day sitting in class or in a restaurant on a date when we have gotten...
