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Well we finally reached RDU on the morning of the 18th after traveling for over 30 hours! I think we all had a great experience, it was extremely eye-opening. We all now appreciate home for the little things we tend to forget about or take for granted like clean running water, continuous electricity, and indoor bathrooms.

In our last couple days in Kathmandu we had the opportunity to visit Nepal's first dental college, established in 1997. There we met lots of faculty, interns, and students and had the opportunity to learn what dental school is like in Nepal and tour their facilities. Hopefully we will be able to continue our contacts with this school for the future. They also have a program where their students are required to spend time in rural areas providing care and dental education to local people so hopefully in the future we might be able to tie our programs together!