{"id":10499,"date":"2016-11-08T11:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T05:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dorjegurung.com\/blog\/?p=10499"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:05:16","slug":"movember-2016-growing-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dorjegurung.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/movember-2016-growing-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Movember 2016: Growing Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Me and my mo at the beginning of this month!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following my return to Nepal<\/a> on May 13, 2013 I tried to give continuity to some of the activities I had engaged in abroad both as a student and as an international teacher around the world, to activities such as ultimate frisbee<\/a> and Movember<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimate frisbee, I have had some luck with. I have played it and continue to play with different groups here in Kathmandu. Movember…not at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2013, when I sent out<\/a> a Facebook message about it to my Xaverian classmates, both in Nepal and abroad, I got no response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I decided me and my mo would be growing solo every Movember! \ud83d\ude42 <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2014, at or near the beginning of November, I have shaved my mo and let it grow until the end of the month, and then donated some money to a charity, as is customary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014<\/a>, I donated to the Nepal UWC scholarship fund, while in 2015<\/a>, I donated to Nepal’s first Collaborative School<\/a>, initiated and run by my friend Sakar Pudasaini and mate Pete Pattisson<\/a>. This is Jana Uddhar, the same school where I have been volunteering<\/a> at, working with their science teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wasn’t able to write and publish this blog post in the beginning of the month as I was travelling. Regardless, I shaved and prepared myself for it a couple of days before November came around (see image at the top). I haven’t decided where my donation will go this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you doing Movember? Interested in sharing your story or photo? Please feel free to do so below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll be updating this post with photos showing how my growing solo effort is progressing! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 14 Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Being ethnic Tibetan, facial hair — and hair anywhere really, except maybe on the head — is NOT our specialty! Two weeks of letting my mo grow has resulted in this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You don’t see much of a side burn because, like most ethnic Tibetans, I am unable to get much there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 30 Update<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the final look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additionally, those I was working with the last several days, all had they mos to show and I thought what better way to show solidarity with my growing solo efforts, everything else Movember stands for and capture a memory of those times than to have portraits of us all showing our mos…and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So that’s Sushil, Josh, myself, Christian and our trusted lighter! While we carried our mo’s with flair, the lighter flare carried us through intense days and nights! \ud83d\ude42 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Though Movember comes to an end, I haven’t decided where my donation (of Rs. 5000, approx. US$50) will go! When I do, I’ll be sure to update this post with the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you participate in Movember? If so, what does your mo look like? Feel free to share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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