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"There is nothing to it. All this life, we fought. With members of family, with daughters and sons, with neighbors. We said, "You did this and you did that." We said, "It is only because of you". And...

"They call me a mad person. But I am not mad. They almost convinced me I was. But I am not. My parents died when I barely had any senses of the world. Those who raised me to become an adolescent died...

"I want to be someone who builds houses but I am not sure if I should build my school first or my house first." (Met him in Shyamsadhu, Ghumthang 7, Sindhupalchok)_x000D_ _x000D_...

As I climbed down after visiting the last shelter, I met him. He was busy helping the young install a shelter. For a minute, I watched him work - a hardworking man, a man who worked without saying...

"My best color is green. I want to plant many trees. Everywhere. So if I plant many trees, I can see green everywhere. Red is also my best color. But I don’t have a red dress. Mother planted red...

"When I was in Qatar, I packed chickens at a plant. I am a very hard worker. I never said no to my employer. One day he called me to his office to commend my honesty. I became his best man. He would...

Namaste all,_x000D_ _x000D_ Today I write to you with great joy. We have returned from Shyamsadhu, Ghumthang 7 after installing 50 temporary shelters to the families directly affected by the...

"Sometimes, I walk up to the top of the cliff, sit there quietly, gaze at the waterfalls and the hills across the river and ponder to myself. The memories of childhood and the memories of not knowing...

"I was very handsome when I was young. The girls would start whispering the minute they saw me. I think I still am. (Laughter). In this village, I am among the very few who took away a girl. There...

"Father carried weights like most of the villagers. These were men and entire villages of porters.They carried goods from China to Nepal. And walked the forest for days and days. Entering Barabise...

"This one time, a foreigner came to our village. Mother got very excited. When he asked her, ‘Is this your house?’ she said, ‘Yes, yes’. Then he asked her, 'What is your name?' and again she said,...

"In our 28 years of marriage and 7 daughters and a son we have frequently had arguments. I have complained about her way of doing things and she has made remarks on what I do. Though, they last only...

Ghumthang VDC is located on the northern part of the Sindupalchowk District, Nepal. Ward 7 Shyamsadhu lies in the middle, amidst plateaus overlooking waterfalls. The village is only an hour walk...

"We lived so there are things that are bound to happen. Good or bad. Maybe just not the earthquake." (Mina Thapa, Shyamsadhu, Ghumthang 7, Sindhupalchowk)

"I appeared for SLC this year. But I have heard that they are going to cancel the results. I don’t know how true it is. But there are other things that I hear too. About new earthquakes. I am afraid....

As I walked past, I noticed her helping her mother recover belongings from the rubble of her fallen house. She saw me, came running and started following me as a local guided me through the broken...