March 2023

An image of a squat toilet. Something you should be prepared for before going to Nepal.

How to Use a Squat Toilet

What is a squat toilet? Also known as a floor toilet, or squatty potty, a squat toilet is a toilet built into the ground. Essentially, it is a hole in the ground, often covered in porcelain, that you squat over instead of sitting on like with Western toilets. What countries use squat toilets? Squat toilets […]

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A photo of farming fields on a hill in the Nepali village Patlekhet.

Nepali Homestay Experience

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When I was in Nepal, I was lucky enough to have a wonderful Nepali homestay experience in a small farming village about 43 kms from Kathmandu, called Patlekhet. I did this with the Patlekhet Homestay program, part of the Community Homestay Network (CHN) in Nepal. CHN is a super cool organization, started in 2012, that

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