That statement of “Oh my god” has been been uttered quite a lot by our group during our Nepali adventure. From our first glimpse of the Himalayas to the 5 million stairs (ok a bit of an exaggeration) we climbed down on our decent from a trek from Pokhara to Sarangkot to the white knuckle bus ride into Rolpa; we have often found ourselves in a state of awe.

But my personal awe has been to learn about the resilience of the Nepali people. Even through 10 years of conflict and while facing so many challenges in their own peace process we are continually greeted by hard working people and their hope for the future of Nepal. The warmth in the faces we meet is in infectious and I am truly honored to hear their stories about the work they do and what drives them to keep going even with so many obstacles lining their path. Even though we’ve only been here a week and a half I can definitely say, “oh my god Nepal is a wonderful place to be.”