by Laxmi Aryal | May 9, 2013 | Event, Blog
Today is Mothers’ Day in Nepal. You may be wondering if we are a little early with this post, but In Nepal this celebration falls on the last day of the dark fortnight in the month of Baishakh which falls in April-May. The actual day changes according to US...
by Laxmi Aryal | Apr 4, 2013 | Awareness, Program, Blog
In my last post, I talked about our journey back to Nepal and how we got to celebrate the anniversary of the foundation with the Rukmini Scholars. If you have not read that already, please give it a look. After we celebrated the event, handed out the new library to...
by Laxmi Aryal | Mar 17, 2013 | Awareness, Program, Blog
Some memories from my recent trip to Nepal as I visited family, friends, and the Rukmini Foundation family in Nepal Part I After a four month long trip to Nepal, my husband and I arrived back in Pittsburgh on 12th of February. I wanted to share all of my experiences...
by Laxmi Aryal | Sep 30, 2012 | Program, Technology
Happy Holidays!! It may sound silly to hear that as it is not quite holiday season in the US, but in Nepal the biggest holidays of the year are coming up. Dashain and Tihar (Festival of Lights) are the two great holidays in the country. These holidays are National...
by Laxmi Aryal | Aug 26, 2012 | General
Children throughout the country must be eagerly waiting to go back to school. After a long summer vacation, parents must be equally eager to send their child/children to school. Despite the bad economy, parents will be spending a lot of money on their children to send...