Sister and brother
A small town somewhere between Betrawati and Kathmandu, 2000

With my school closing for a week, I was heading south to Kathmandu.
The five-hour bus ride always made one brief stop along the way, in one of a handful of sixty-meter towns built around a dozen or so restaurants.

Taking the chance to stretch my legs, I walked by another bus and saw this sister and brother looking out of their open window. I namaste’d them and then went to shake their hands. One of them shook my hand and the other turned my hand and gave it a quick kiss, making me laugh in surprise. I asked if I could take their photo and they said yes. I wish I had gotten their names, but the whole interaction was probably over in less than 30 seconds. I never saw them again.

I am so glad that I got their photo,
and I feel that wherever they are today, that they are doing great things with others.

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