about us

Rico Zook

A certified permaculture teacher, Rico has various ongoing projects in sustainability throughout India

 

 

 

Peter Balvanz

Former Coordinator of Pitzer College in Nepal and Darjeeling study abroad.  In between jaunts to Nepal, Peter helps Bhutanese refugees find employment while occasionally weeding at a bio-dynamic farm in North Carolina.

 

 

 

 

Tirian Mink

Based in Portland, OR, USA where Nepal Discovery Tours is registered.  Tirian has travelled extensively in Latin America and SE Asia and was deeply involved in tsunami relief work and volunteer coordination in Southern Thailand in 2006

 

 

 

Mukunda Aryal

Former Head of the Department of History, Culture, and Archaeology at Tribhuvan University in Nepal, Mukunda continues his research and is a sought after guide for Kathmandu’s heritage sites.

 

 

Peter Graif

PhD candidate in Anthropology at University of Chicago.   Fulbright-Hayes scholar in Nepal