July 3rd 2016 was the day I fulfilled a long awaited dream. It was the day I put my adrenaline levels to the test. It was the day I tried Swing. Yes, I jumped for the first time. For the…
July 3rd 2016 was the day I fulfilled a long awaited dream. It was the day I put my adrenaline levels to the test. It was the day I tried Swing. Yes, I jumped for the first time. For the…
“Wake me up when September ends and I will have best days of my life”. This statement holds true for me. October 2014 brought new adventure in my life when I accomplished a breathtaking trek to Poon Hill, over 3200 meters…
Many beautiful lakes exist in Nepal, often surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and majestic mountain ranges that are common in Nepal’s mountainous regions. Gosaikunda (pictured) is one of the purest holy lakes whose radiance I have been fortunate to witness. Standing steadily 4380 meters…
“Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in…” What a beautiful poem Robert Frost has written. When I read this poem, ‘home’, to me, means ‘family’, and I wonder if Frost…
Music is like a magnet. When I hear some music, it attracts me in such a way that I begin singing silently along with its ebb and flow. When it’s the typical Nepali folk music of the Naumati Baajaa, I…
Remember that typical scene from a movie where the hero gets down on one knee and offers a rose to the heroine, then asks “Will you marry me?” The heroine smiles, they come closer together and hold each other in…
Autumn is awesome in Nepal. The white Himalayas kiss the blue sky and the yellow paddy fields dance in slow motion, in tune with the caressing breeze and the whispering river playing hide-and-seek down the blue mountains. Nature is amazing….
I was born in…..a rural part of Nepal called Parbat, I have spent most of my life in…..Parbat and now I live in…..Kathmandu, Nepal. My favourite local films are……Saino and Darpan Chhaya. When I need a reminder of home, I listen to…..Nepali folk music. My favourite time of the year is…..autumn. My all time local hero is……my primary school teacher. My favourite local phrase is…….Gara yaa mara (Do or Die!). My favourite words of wisdom/words to live by are…..life is a fascinating challenge. What I love most about my home (country) is……the hardship that people endure and enjoy with smile.