Monthly Archive: May, 2013

Almost robbed

Saturday night, I did a semi-foolish thing. I was sitting at my desk around 7:30pm and I felt like a bit of chocolate. So, I got up, shut my door behind me, walked… Read More

Remittances: a crutch or a boost?

It’s a common scene in Nepal: walking through a small village, old women sit on straw mats outside of their houses smoking, sipping milk tea and basking in the warmth of the sun.… Read More

Baglung: Politics and Migration

Thirty-five years ago, the plateau now occupied by Baglung Bazar was a quiet plain of rice fields with a dozen or so two story mud brick houses, a brand new college campus and a… Read More

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