Nanda Raj Rai's Resume
Education
- Attended high school in Aeiselikharka, Khotang district, Nepal
- Formal higher education: 4-year college degree from Tribhuwan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. Received a Bachelor Degree in Health and Physical Education in 1996.
- Certified as a licensed sardar (trekking guide) by the HMG Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation. License issued in 1993.
- Certified as a licensed tourist guide by the HMG Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation. License issued in 2000.
- First Aid training.
Tourism-related Experience
- Everest Airlines: worked as ticketing and marketing officer in Kathmandu, and as the operations officer in charge at Jomsom, 1994.
- Trekking guide for Folkways International in 1990-1993.
- Trekking guide for Sherpa Cooperative Trekking Company in 1993.
- Trekking guide for Crystal Mountain Treks in 1994.
- Trekking guide for Nepal Trek House in 1994.
- Began own trekking service in 1991. Since 1995 have been involved full time organizing and running own trekking service.
Treks organized and led while self-employed include:
- The Annapurna Circuit
- The Annapurna Sanctuary
- Treks in the Solukhumbu (Mount Everest area), originating from Jiri, Lukla, Phaphlu, and Lamidanda
- Helambu treks
- Gorkha to Pokhara hill country treks
- The Manaslu Circuit
- Rolwaling trek
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- Various treks within the Khotang district
- Treks in other areas in Nepal
- Additionally, has led excursions to Darjeeling, India, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nagarkot, Lumbini, and nearly all cultural and historical sites within the Kathmandu Valley.
Other Experience
- Three visits to the United States: June-August 1990, May-September 1998, and January-April 2001
- During 1998 trip, worked as a forestry technician with Research Branch of the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon
- Teacher in primary school, 1989
- National committee member of Yayokhkha, an organization representing the interests of the Rai people and their culture in Nepal. Served 1990-1994
- Led a project to successfully insure safe drinking water in his home village of Bakachol
- On-going liaison between the Bakachol Village Development Committee and foreigners contributing funds for education and health projects in Bakachol
Additional Skills
- English skills: ability to speak and read: excellent. Ability to write: good.
- Other language skills: Hindi, and the local Rai dialect in Bakachol, Khotang area.
- Technical skills: basic understanding of photography, computer-literate, internet user.
- Other skills: Extensive knowledge of Nepali farming on own traditional farm in Bakachol, Khotang area.
Personal Data
- Age: 34
- Married: to Gyanu Rai in 2000. First child (boy) born in February 2001
- Health: excellent
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