Seven Days in Nepal
“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his own image.” ― Joan Didion Speechless is the only way to describe how I felt walking into Nepal. I was lucky enough to be close to a land border between India and Nepal that allows land crossings for foreigners with the appropriate Indian visa, which I was also lucky enough to hold. To visit Nepal has been a dream for as long as I have been old enough to travel. So, it really was quite a moment. Having checked out of India, on one side of the bridge, I crossed, what I guess for me was, no-man’s land, to apply for, and receive, my Nepali visa. It was thrilling, exciting, emotional and so many other feelings all at the same time. Pride was there, anticipation, wonder…quite the mixture! The one selfie I took (I wasn’t entirely sure I should be taking pictures) will forever remind me of th