"I use to work for the Radisson hotel but now I am unemployed and desperately looking for a job."_x000D_ _x000D_ What do you have to say about the city?_x000D_ _x000D_ "I can see utter chaos from the...
"By 11:30 all the dance bars shut down so business is slow. Also people would drink near their homes, rather than get a cab to come drink in Thamel. I cannot go on meter as the price of petrol has...
"I came to Nepal 9 years back to help my cousin with his barber shop. Now I run my own. With my skills, I don't have to be a slave to anyone. With scissors and blades in my hand I am free to go...
"I wanted to go to Australia to study and so I learnt to make coffee. I thought I'd get the visa. Now, I work here."_x000D_ _x000D_ Kush Rana Magar, Barista, City Centre.
"I left my village Damauli 9 months ago. I miss the freedom there and hanging out with my friends. Here, at the tea stall there are all kinds of people, some nice some loud, but given a chance to go...
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