Footsteps
"My house also fell down, so I called the office and told them that my house has fallen down and I will not be able to come to work. I had to tell them what choice do I have. So they told me that I...
"My house also fell down, so I called the office and told them that my house has fallen down and I will not be able to come to work. I had to tell them what choice do I have. So they told me that I...
"My heart still shakes like the earthquake. I was in the fields when it happened. I came back to find the ceiling and the floor had become one."
"This is the house I was born in, but today it stands empty. I am afraid to enter and so is my family. I feel sad to say that I am waiting for it to fall down. But at least there would then be a...
"There is no food. There is no water. There is no government."
"He was watching TV and I was at the Kitchen. My husband just had his lunch and left for the farm to feed the chickens. When it happened, I ran to the other room and both of us hid under the table....
"I held my son to my chest so that he could not see the carnage and ran for our lives while everything behind me turned into rubble. I don’t have the courage to go back and look. I have never been so...
"At first I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to think. There is a hospital procedure to treat patients. At first, we followed it. But the numbers started to increase in hundreds and...
Dear Everyone,_x000D_ _x000D_ In light of all of you who want to extend your hands for help by donating money, I am starting this fundraising campaign to help people directly affected by the...
"I try as much as I can. Haven't even sat down to breathe. Finally, I and a few friends collected money and bought some beaten rice, chickpeas and some potatoes for them. These kids and their parents...
"I don't know how long it will take to rebuild the house. But we are alive and we can rebuild. The biggest relief is that everyone in my family is safe." (Lolang, Kathmandu)
"I still haven't heard from them. From no one in my village, and I am worried to death. I hope they are fine and I will meet them soon."
"I had a lot of these cutting habits and I wanted to end it. It was a really weird phase that I have grown out of but those moments were very real, even though, I can’t remember the exact moment I...
"I was the only girl rolling with 15 boys in my crew. This one time, we were rolling downhill Chobar hill when the cops approached us and warned us not to skate in the area. We were about to leave...
"Till the time I was in 7th grade, I was a class topper. I remember if I got a B, then I would cry. I had to get an A no matter what. I don't know what happened during the 8th and the 9th grade, I...
"I was in Pokhara on vacation when I took this picture. I was at Mikes Restaurant in Lakeside having breakfast and chitchatting with a few tourists. As we were chatting they pointed me towards these...
"I have walked all my life. My feet have lost all sensation. The nails just fall off and regrow again."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Tamangni Didi, Palasne, Bhaktapur
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