| | |  | TIBET | Home » » Jimi Sir: An American Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal | | | | | | | Description: | | Take a journey to the rugged terrain that separates the barren Tibetan plateau and the plains of India. Live alongside Jimi, a Peace Corps volunteer in Melung, a days walk south of the trail from Kathmandu to Mt Everest base camp. Delve into the ways of the Tibetan Buddhist people living and farming side by side with the Hindu Sanskrit culture. Witness the Buddhist prayer wheels and flags alongside the Hindu puja rituals. Understand the challenges facing Nepal as its citizens struggle with overpopulation, deforestation, and drinking water quality. Celebrate the festival of Tihaar, a tribute to the animals. Watch Jimi as he strives to finish a water quality and educational development projects before the deadline of his completion of service.
Benefit from Jimi's two years of Peace Corps experience in Nepal as a high school math/science and English teacher by seeing Nepal through his eyes. Jimi speaks Nepali fluently and brings you into the culture. Come to understand what it means for a Westerner to spend two years in the Middle Ages where there are no roads, vehicles, electricity, plumbing, telephone or radio. Experience Jimi's unique perspective on our Western way of life.
A must see for anyone interested in visiting Nepal or has traveled there themselves. You'll feel like you're back in this enchanting land of mountain peaks that reach as high as the highest thunderheads. With rivers that churn their way furiously through narrow valleys flanked by rice paddies rising thousands of feet above the river bed. If you're a returned Peace Corps volunteer, interested in becoming a Peace Corps volunteer, or know anyone who did Peace Corps service you'll definitely want to watch Jimi Sir.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. | | | Product Details: | | | Director:
| Claude von Roesgen claude@jimisir.com | | Format:
| NTSC | | Number of Discs:
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| CustomFlix | | DVD Release Date:
| July 13, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
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 What others have said about Jimi SirDec 15, 2006
By C. von Roesgen
"I think Jimi Sir is the best movie about being a Peace Corps Volunteer I have seen."
Doane Perry
President Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers www.barpcv.org
Co-founder and leader of Friends of Uganda
Former board member and vice chairman of the board of the National Peace Corps Association
Compelling story of James Park's Peace Corps service in a remote village of Nepal. This film has it all: Local customs (the good and the bad), the art of kerosene lamp maintenance, dining by hand, views of the Himalayas an extracurricular sanitation project and a sweet farewell party. Required viewing for anyone considering Peace Corps service, or those who have already served in Nepal. Entertaining and educational.
RPCV Film Festival 2005, Washington, D.C.
Home of films reflecting the Peace Corps ideals: Exploring cultures, celebrating diversity, social service, and caring for the Other.
"Jimi Sir is the kind of film that can stimulate a thought provoking discussion in any classes that deal with intercultural communications and global awareness. I felt that I was traveling right along with Jimi as he experienced all the challenges of engaging a vastly different culture, while also encountering the common themes of almost all human interactions around the world. A powerful film about a humble undertaking, I find myself still thinking about it days after seeing it."
Charles Hadlock
Trustee Professor
Bentley College
"I was so touched by the movie, that today, I have sent a copy to Needham's, Pollard Middle School social studies department head. Coupled with a letter, I have asked him to view the movie and consider making it available for the entire school's benefit. What individual young or old, would not benefit by Jimi's unique experience? At the middle school level, it's hardly a reality that people exist in our world this way."
Gail Nannini
Former Board Member Needham Educational Foundation
Needham, Massachusetts
"Certainly you have captured Jimi's wonderful spirit and the closeness of your friendship with one another and with the folks in Melung. I'm sure they have not forgotten Jimi nor the intrepid videographer ... and you have not forgotten them."
Dee Clarke Welles
Concord, Massachusetts
"Wonderful; well-structured and organized; moving and humorous; a tribute to your friend, the Peace Corp, and the people of Nepal."
Suzanne Schyrokyj
Newton, Massachusetts
Jimi Sir: An American Peace Corps Volunteer in NepalMay 05, 2011
By Peter
This is a wonderful video. It is an especially insightful look at working for the Peace Corp. I highly recommend it.
Quintessentially Peace CorpsApr 25, 2011
By Donna Gessell
Jimi Sir is a must see for anyone with Peace Corps experience--past, present, or future--or who knows someone who served in the Peace Corps. The film successfully captures the essence of Peace Corps experience: the various relationships with people who have become neighbors, friends, and almost-family; the ambiguities of negotiating cultural differences that don't seem so odd except in trying to explain them; the joy of the daily experiences as well as the challenges in doing things that are so different from what was once the "normal"; and the bittersweet experience of leaving a community that is home. The portrayal was so evocative that, at times, it seemed as though the events being portrayed were from my Peace Corps experience; however, in the film, the country and the volunteer had been changed.
What an experience!
Ethnographic Taxidermy of an '80's Peace Corps VolunteerApr 08, 2011
By Brandon Marlow
"red medicine"
This video is of course free to view on jimisir.com. I bought a copy so that I could carry it with me and show to people. It's a great look into the life of a Peace Corps Volunteer in the early 1980's who is finishing the last 6 weeks of his 2 years of service. Jimi's friend comes to visit with a camcorder and films him working on projets, teaching math, science, and english, and even captures some talking heads scenes. Jimi is straight forward about how Peace Corps has changed his perspectives on life, poverty, America, and development. This video is worth the watch, just to see the beautiful landscapes of Napal. You'll feel jealous of his adventure, even as he lives without electricity or running water.
It's a great movie and a great picture of what the Peace Corps was like when it was a mere 20 years old.
Watched through teary eyes and lump in throat!Feb 22, 2007
By M. Talakoob
"Readforjoy"
Innocent, brave and fantastic account of a young PC volunteer in his last few weeks of stay in Nepal. James is on his way out but his heart will remain in Melung! I had an similar experience to Parks' story. I too served in the PC and indeed it is an irreplaceable experience by all measures and never a long vacation from home.
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