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"My turn."_x000D_ (Barpak, Gorkha)

"It was a hard life from childhood. The condition of my family was very bleak. We were 6 siblings. Fathers had no such income, just some animals and farming land. So no one saw school. I left for...

Sometimes I forget to ask questions.

"My brother loves listening to stories. He finds my book, brings it to me and asks me to read. So after school, I read him my favourite stories. He becomes really happy. And I become really happy."...

"I lost my hand to an accident while fishing, a long time ago. The last thing I remember was my fingers were still moving. When I woke up my hand was gone. There was no adult in that crowd who could...

"Everyone around the village has been sad this whole time. At first I would also be sad but I was tired of sitting in the corner and only thinking about what is lost. So I thought I can't sit in...

“Talking about the earthquake gives me a heartache. Wait, let me wipe my tears first.” (Maya Ghale, Barpak, Gorkha)

"I was at the animal shed when the ground started shaking. The rumbling of the earth and crying of animals was to much to bear. When they started running, I didn't know if I should run with them or...

"The world is changing. I see the children of the tourists and they speak English fluently and I know they will grow up to do many things in this world. But I am worried for my daughter. Whether or...

"I remember father construct our house with his own hands. He would ask me to bring mud to him and I remember I would fill it up in a sack. It would be heavy and I would drag it. I was tiny but the...

This morning I have been sorting stories from the blog, laughing a few laughs, shedding a few tears, and truly being inspired by the stories I have heard and shared here. It's been over two years of...

"What could be more challenging than desparately trying to sell popsicles in this cold?" (Lakeside, Pokhara)

I begged for this picture. I tried making a tired innocent face with diminished eyelids and said, "Please, please, please." With graciousness they let me take the picture but darted to the opposite...

"As a child I would run to the forest every chance I had. From behind, I would hear my mother scream, 'Lord, what has happened of him, he is not going to make a livelihood, what do I do with this...

"Our hardship is like time, never stopping." (Padam Pokhari, Makawanpur)

"She makes me laugh."_x000D_ "No. She makes me laugh."_x000D_ (Hetauda, Makawanpur)