Tag Archives: Special encounters Though she’s 13 she rarely acts her age. Sometimes she acts much older – helping tutor the younger kids, responsibly doing her homework, making tea or kaja… At the same time, she’s not interested in boys or anything else that 13 year olds in the West are interested in. I guess in that way, she’s […]  Mero AmaHer smile exudes kindness and warmth, her laugh lets me know that she is open-minded and likes being silly. She is my Nepali mother.She tries to speak English with me but all she manages to say is “Me…. You…. Yeaaaahhhh!!!”Her husband (from an arranged marriage) lives in their village, Dang, so she has raised […]  Yesterday I was helping my sister Jyoti write a resume because hers is not very professional-looking. I wrote her birthday as Nov. 22, 1984 because she had told me she was 22 years old. But then she said, “No, I was born in 1985!” I said, “No, you were born in 1984” because she had […]  My strongest and funniest students in class 3. Sagar Koirala – class 6. A funny troublemaker – can’t you see it in his eyes? Rina Rai – class 3. My strongest female student in the class, but shy as can be. Anjan and Aakash – class 6 (this is not their school dress – they […]  The first picture is of Makha’s niece and nephew. The girl (left) is Fatima, and the boy (on right) is Mohammed (who I’m in love with and would adopt as my child in a second). I spend a lot of time at Makha’s house, playing hide and seek with the kids, eating, and trying to […] |
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