Premiering my short film about Volunteer Society Nepal. September 2019, I traveled to Kathmandu Nepal to undertake an internship in video making as part of my internship unit for my post graduate studies in communications. I come from a background as a videographer and video editor, so the challenge of working in the 3rd world…
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1st Nepal Video for volunteer society Nepal , Volunteer Profile Virginia Melodia
Here in the first Video for the Volunteer society I interview Virginia Melodia a 19year old who bravely came to Nepal by herself to teach child monks. Here you will see and learn about her experiences. She also reflects on volunteering in general and offers up advice for those thinking of following her lead. For…
Nepal blog post 7 Pokhara
Everyday here is yet another intense episode in emotional ups and downs. So now for the story. When I came to Nepal it was of the upmost importance that I practiced meditation whilst here and go on my own journey. So here I am I go up to a small Buddhist enclave for a…
Nepal post 6 An Australians perspective A festive evening.
Tonight I went to another festival at Durbar Square in Kathmandu. The heaving mass of people smell and spirit was palpable . The colors the spirit . Every minute a new sensation. There was singing of hypnotic tunes whilst woman dressed in their fineries danced to the hypnotic beats and chants of the accumulated crowds.…
Nepal Post 5 An Australians perspective. This ones for the girls.
What a lot of people don’t know about me is I love color and design. So upon coming to Nepal I was struck by the beauty of the handicrafts and the intricate designs. So being my mums birthday and all, the fact she thinks I have great taste . I went out to shop to…
Nepal post 4 An Australians perspective A day out at a Buddhist monastery
Yesterday was a monumental day. I finished the shoot for my project. Initially I was meant to interview the head monk but alas things conspired against that happening, so I got to interview a child monk and photograph the absolutely wonderful child monks. Whilst there I had the privilege to witness one of the volunteers…
Nepal post 3 An Australian’s perspective
Now in my second week doing my volunteering/internship my body is struggling quite a bit with the taxing heat. I just cant eat very much or the dreaded travelers belly attacks occur. I think of this experience like a physically demanding marathon. I am powering through managing everything but will be glad to move onto…
Nepal Post 2 An Australian’s reflection
YES I made it, well I made it to the end of the first week of the internship. Why is it that hard might you say? Well, I have a new appreciation for what an immigrant goes through landing in another country, not being able to speak the language know the systems or communicate. It…
Nepal post 1
Before I arrived I promised myself to post every day which is hard because of the sheer overabundance of stimulation one has when working in such a country but here goes. Upon arriving in this far away place, you are confronted by the face your in a 3rd world country. The smells the cracked roads…
Multimedia Journalism A reflection
This unit has raised a lot of questions and has answered many as well. Before this unit, I had never interviewed anyone now I have. I learned a lot about listening and feeding of your interview subjects. I found that really it comes down to a few fundamentals. Good research, good listening and good people…