What I am doing:

I am currently working with an organization called Peace Brigades International in Nepal. This organization does international human rights accompaniment work. I am assigned to shadow threatened human rights workers to act as a witness and deterrent to political violence. I represent both the implied and actual attention of the international community. Thus, my presence along with a great deal of diplomacy work with all levels of government and military functions to prevent violence directed at these people. If further threats or a confrontation does occur concerning the person I am accompanying, or myself, an Emergency Response Network is activated that puts heavy pressure on the perpetrators. This network extends from simple actions from people like yourself to high level diplomatic sanctions, pressure from UN officials, Pressure from other countries' governments, etc... This, along with other nonviolent forms of action work to protect these people's lives and allow them to do their very important work.





Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Freetime

I have a bit of time here in Nepal before my contract with PBI officialy begins. I am spending that time readjusting to life in Nepal. I am currantly staying with my Nepali homestay family from my study abroad here two years ago. It feels like coming home in some ways. I spend alot of my days with my homestay brother who is my age and many evenings playing on the floor with my 4 year old nephue. Who has lost none of his cuteness since I last saw him when he was two. Very wild and laughing all the time. I am most likely not a good influence. =) My Nepali has come back to about 85 persent of what it was and I think by the time I begin my language course on April 4th I will be back to where I was,or better. I have been hiking in the mountains arround Kathmandu, visiting temples and monistaries, and visiting old friends here. In fact I am off to meet the director of my old study abroad program for some tea when I finish this post. I had a meeting with PBI yesterday and met the Kathmandu team, my language teacher and got alot of pre-deployment material. So now I have some homework to keep me busy. I am enjoying my freetime but am itching to begin this work that I have been preparing to do for so long. Farewell for now. Much love to you all.
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