Four friends

Four friends
Phutung, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015

A stone’s throw from Phutung’s Nag Pokhari, four friends—Dipesh, Bimochan, Saroj, and Rohan—are taking turns playing table tennis on a large concrete table. A line of bricks (of which there are plenty about) serves as their net.

As I arrive, Bimochan has hit the ball over the fence and is climbing back from getting it. He pokes his leg on the top of the fence, so decides to get back by instead climbing on the low concrete roof of a neighboring building.

“Do you want to play table tennis?” –Dipesh

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Anish with her hajurama

Anish with her hajurama
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015

Outside of Sabina’s house, I ran into Anish with her hajurama [grandmother] Gunmaya.
I think Anish wasn't quite sure what to make of me.

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Ganesh

Ganesh
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015

I met Ganesh while I was delivering a photo to his wife Anjana. 
Ganesh works as a bus driver for one of the international schools on Manamaiju Marg. 
Being Saturday, it was his day off and he was in the process of fixing the motorcycle seen in the photo.

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Anjana
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 19th, 2015

Kiran and Arati

Kiran and Arati
Balaju, Kathmandu, 2004

On a cool winters day, I was coming out of my friends building and caught friends Kiran and Arati in the sunlight just outside.

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Subashna

Subashna
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Friday, September 25th, 2015

In the background on the right is Sunita’s family’s old house; since the earthquake in April, it is has become unsafe to be in.

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Sunita’s neighbors

Sunita’s neighbors
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Friday, September 25th, 2015

Risan in front, Supriya in the back, and Jyoti in the pigtails.

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A visit to the Ram Sita temple

A visit to the Ram Sita temple
Betrawati, September 16th, 2015 – Teej

On her way home from collecting firewood, a woman stops by Betrawati’s Ram Sita temple.

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Peeking into the nursery classroom

Peeking into the nursery classroom
Niharika Shishu Kunja High School, Balaju Bypass, Kathmandu, September 22nd, 2015

Sarada was helping her nursery students with their writing of Nepali numbers,
when I looked up and saw these two girls peeking in through the window from next door.

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Ayusa and her mother

Ayusa and her mother
Balaju, Kathmandu, Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

I was in the barbershop of Ayusa’s parents this afternoon getting my hair cut.
Ayusa, was playing on the weathered wooden chair by the door.
Her mother was close at hand, talking to her and lovingly tussling her hair.

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Sobita

Sobita
Kathmandu, Monday, September 21st, 2015

My friend Sobita holding her families' new puppy, Bhotu (which means muscular or strong). Sobita is a teacher in a "lower secondary" school (which means that her students are children in grades 5–8). Sobita is quick to a smile and a laugh, and she and her husband have three lovely children with the same great quality.

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Every time I try to showcase my Nepali dance moves to Sobita's family, this is the kind of response I get.