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Travel – Nepal Style

Chelsea Ament | PostedAugust 22nd, 2011 | Asia

This is the video I made in response to Corey Black‘s blog, Wretched Travel. I have been in the Kathmandu office for the past five weeks, but this video shows some of the interesting times spent in between Kathmandu and visits to the field.

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3 Responses to “Travel – Nepal Style”

pegah says:

September 6, 2011 at 2:37 am

I actually covered my eyes when I saw them pulling the goats up top by the legs. Those luggage compartments are pitch black with minimal air, how on earth do they expect these animals to survive on these 8 hour bus rides like that? Much props to you for being able to make it through the whole ride!
Chelsea Ament says:

September 5, 2011 at 1:49 am

You saw correctly Pegah, they stuffed at least a few of the goats in the compartments under the bus. I was the only person who seemed the least bit shocked.
pegah says:

August 24, 2011 at 2:25 pm

hahaha chelsea I laughed so hard when you said you were going to throw up. Are my eyes seeing correctly or did I see them stuff a goat into the luggage compartment??

Fellow: Chelsea Ament

Women's Reproductive Rights Program (WRRP)

Chelsea’s biography

Chelsea is extremely excited to gain experience in preventative health care and community-based advocacy as an intern with the Women’s Reproductive Rights Program in Nepal. Her role as program officer and peace fellow will involve continuing to develop a preventative health program on the issue of uterine prolapse, as well as documenting her experience working with the organization.

Chelsea’s interest in advocacy began in the context of health care. After obtaining a diploma in nursing at Mohawk College, she has spent the past three years working as a surgical nurse at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Her interest in advocacy developed into a passion after entering the McMaster University B.Sc.N. program, where she was able to broaden her view regarding social justice and global health. It was during this time that Chelsea embarked on a ten week clinical placement at a government hospital in Pokhara, Nepal. Her experience there included working in the surgical ward, operating room, and emergency department, as well as having the opportunity to spend time in rural areas of the country. Some highlights were learning how to speak conversational Nepalese, celebrating festivals with hospital staff, and sampling local cuisine served on banana leaves.

Her plans for the future include nursing in both Canada and abroad, furthering her studies in public health and global development, and continuing to explore the role of the nurse as an advocate of social justice.
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