A man from the Netherlands had been staying at my hotel ever since my arrival. He is here doing “research” on street children, who are certainly plentiful in the touristy-Thamel area of Kathmandu. I would often see this man eating breakfast with various young Nepali children, so one day I asked him if this was […]
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Tag Archives: Special encounters Out of everyone, she may be the most fascinating character of all. I enjoy her company and have spent a fair amount of time with her, but I still can’t figure her out. On the one hand she is this completely modern woman – she works for the United Nations, she married out of love […]  Out of everyone in the house he’s the one who’s most frequently absent. He has a very important position with a company that provides internet connection to most people in Pokhara. Because of his position, he doesn’t really have any days off – he is always on call, even on weekends, and so often disappears […]  It was hard to get to know her at first for two reasons: 1) she wasn’t here when I first arrived because she was in the village, and 2) she doesn’t really speak English, though she understands probably 90% of what I say.But, slowly and surely I came to understand and know her. Even though […]  Her family lives in the same village that the Acharyas are from and the two families have known each other for a long time. Gita’s family is incredibly poor – their meals consist of plain rice with salt and chilies on top for flavor. They don’t have money for vegetables or meal, or even daal! […] |
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