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Protests
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I was in a taxi in Kathmandu going from the jeep stop to the Immigration office to renew my visa. On the way, we got to a stretch of road where the lane coming in the other direction was closed to traffic. Our side was open but very congested and…
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Hair
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Two things inspired this post. One was a conversation with a volunteer recently where she asked me about my hair journey (she has this conversation quite often with different people). The second was this afternoon whilst walking through Thamel (a very touristy area in Kathmandu), a man pointed at me…
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That’s Not Their Culture!!
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This blog post could equally be called “That’s not my culture” and it will contain reflections on both. But culture is an interesting thing, partly because it is simple, complex, hard to define, and easy to spot all at once. It is also really, really hard to see one’s own…
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- The Nature of Ritual
- A Concrete Pour
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- Don’t Save Me
- Charisma
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- Trip from Kathmandu to Hetauda
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- The Gym and Dancing
- Terrific Traveller, Terrible Tourist
- A Buddhist Art College
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