Medicine Volunteer Stories, Nepal

Physiotherapy in Nepal - Melanie Wright Leaving a husband, three teens and a beagle behind for a month to volunteer in a spinal injury rehab clinic in Kathmandu sounded like an amazing idea - wow, I could do all that stuff that people my age dream of doing - 'finding myself'. The idea of jungle trekking sounded much more exciting than trekking around a supermarket, the thought of bathing with elephants sounded like a fantasy compared to jumping in a bath with a plastic duck, and boy, did the idea of a limited and basic diet sound a Godsend to a girl trying to shift some really, really stubborn pounds that had hitched themselves to her hips over the last couple of years!

Physiotherapy in Nepal - Sarah Wilson 'What am I doing here?' I thought as I was driven from the safety of the airport into the unknown, not knowing anyone, a very naïve and young 19 year old. I'd been away from home before but never to a third world country volunteering and that initial trip from the airport to the hotel I'd be staying in for my first nights in Kathmandu was the scariest and most shocking trip of my life.

Physiotherapy in Nepal - Anna Lena Sandersfeld I started working at NRH (Nutritional Rehabilitation Home) in my 5th week in Nepal after Sajani, the Projects Abroad director in Nepal showed me this impressive project. The NRH is a home for malnourished children and their caretakers to stay at in order to improve their diet and get a good nutritional intake. The parents learn about growing vegetables next to the house and how to cook.

Physiotherapy in Nepal - Dorothy Hudson On July 28th, 2005 I embarked on a journey to Nepal for a one month work placement at the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC) in Banepa. Banepa is a community 25 km or about an hour and a half bus ride from Kathmandu. Little did I realise how quickly that month would go by. Little did I realise how the people I would meet would touch my heart.