This weblog was created on the first day of the Year of the Monkey, leap year 2004. A year that promises to be, if nothing else, one of movement.
Bardibas is the name of the village/town in Nepal where I will be making my home over the next couple of years. The “scrivening” is more of a play on words than an ode to Melville, and unlike Bartleby, I have very much chosen my pending life.
I will be working with the Women’s Culture Development Centre in Bardibas, Mahottari District, south central Nepal in the Terai region—the hot flatlands of Nepal. WCDC is an indigenous nongovernmental organization engaged in microenterprise and economic livelihood development, women’s rights and gender discrimination alleviation.
My departure is February 3rd. More postings to follow…