“You never know who you are talking to” is an expression I have used many times in my personal life as well as business, whether you are in a pub, a shop, a train …….. or an airport. And to add to this, that’s why you should always give ‘em a business card!
Now been back from our Kathmandu trip for about 10 hours after a very lucky lifting of the airspace closure which coincided with our scheduled flight home. As usual couldn’t sleep even after getting home at 1am so did the usual and sifted through the mountain of post, to find a nice surprise from someone we last spoke to at Kathmandu/Doha airports exactly one year ago during our flight home after our daughter’s wedding. Marion Macpherson and Aileen Taylor were returning from a working trip to Nepal in which they had spent time teaching dermatology to local medics in Pokhara. We were both interested in each other’s work and approaches and we have to give them both credit for sowing a small seed in our minds which this year grew into a very large plant! It was through their trip that we realised how good it would be to take UK teachers/teaching experts to Nepal NOT to teach children, but to teach teachers, just as they were teaching medics as opposed to practicing medicine on patients themselves. Sounds blindingly obvious, but so was the invention of the light bulb and this led to our Teacher Development programme earlier this month.
So, back to the post, and we found two letters and two cheques from Marion/Aileen and their friend Dorothy in which they had raised some money for us which equates to the purchase of about 2000 exercise books or 100 textbooks or 50 school bags. Not only that, but that today they are flying back to Nepal to do more teaching work at Green pastures in Pokhara and would have wanted to meet up with us and visit our schools.
Anyway, good luck ladies, have a great trip, enjoy your “pensioners trek” and we know that your work at Green Pastures is a wonderful support for Nepal overall. Hope to meet up on your return.
Now been back from our Kathmandu trip for about 10 hours after a very lucky lifting of the airspace closure which coincided with our scheduled flight home. As usual couldn’t sleep even after getting home at 1am so did the usual and sifted through the mountain of post, to find a nice surprise from someone we last spoke to at Kathmandu/Doha airports exactly one year ago during our flight home after our daughter’s wedding. Marion Macpherson and Aileen Taylor were returning from a working trip to Nepal in which they had spent time teaching dermatology to local medics in Pokhara. We were both interested in each other’s work and approaches and we have to give them both credit for sowing a small seed in our minds which this year grew into a very large plant! It was through their trip that we realised how good it would be to take UK teachers/teaching experts to Nepal NOT to teach children, but to teach teachers, just as they were teaching medics as opposed to practicing medicine on patients themselves. Sounds blindingly obvious, but so was the invention of the light bulb and this led to our Teacher Development programme earlier this month.
So, back to the post, and we found two letters and two cheques from Marion/Aileen and their friend Dorothy in which they had raised some money for us which equates to the purchase of about 2000 exercise books or 100 textbooks or 50 school bags. Not only that, but that today they are flying back to Nepal to do more teaching work at Green pastures in Pokhara and would have wanted to meet up with us and visit our schools.
Anyway, good luck ladies, have a great trip, enjoy your “pensioners trek” and we know that your work at Green Pastures is a wonderful support for Nepal overall. Hope to meet up on your return.
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