Mona, Sanjana, Santoshi, Sushma, Bijay, Santosh, Sunil, Aakuj, Kalpana, Rajkumar, Bishal, Aanchal, Sita, Rahul, Shree Krishna, Ram, and Kanchi

July 25, 2023 by Teacher Jack in Betrawati Nepal

Mona, Sanjana, Santoshi, Sushma, Bijay, Santosh, Sunil, Aakuj, Kalpana, Rajkumar, Bishal, Aanchal, Sita, Rahul, Shree Krishna, Ram, and Kanchi
Betrawati, 2000

Close up of **Bijay** and Santosh (behind)

Close up of **Rajkumar** (Rahul’s father)

Sunil, Sushma and Sanjana sitting on the steps

July 18, 2023 by Teacher Jack in Betrawati Nepal

Sunil, Sushma and Sanjana sitting on the steps
Betrawati, October 2000

Five children sitting in the shade of a covered porch

July 15, 2023 by Teacher Jack in Betrawati Nepal

Five children sitting in the shade of a covered porch
(including Shree Krishna, Santoshi, Sushma, and Sunil)
Betrawati, October 25th, 2000

The Acharya family, including Puja, Apshara, Prazzwol and Sushma

June 23, 2023 by Teacher Jack in Betrawati Nepal

The Acharya family, including Puja, Apshara, Prazzwol and Sushma
Betrawati, November 2004

Sita and Sushma, 8 and 10

May 19, 2015 by Teacher Jack in Kathmandu Nepal

Sita and Sushma, 8 and 10
Manamaiju, Kathmandu 2005

The red clown nose, one of two I brought with me in 2005, was a great crowd pleaser. Sometimes I would namaste a group of children, holding my hands hand together in front of my face as one does, (but with the foam nose squished between my hands), and then when I would lower my hands I'd have it on my nose—and they'd burst into surprised laughter.

All the children would then want a turn trying it on. Sometimes, to their disappointment, their noses weren't big enough yet for it to stay on.

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2011: I printed up some of my old photos, and walked the routes I remembered. I was able to find Sita and take this photo, six years after the previous one. I asked her if her friend Sushma was nearby, but she told me that she had moved away a few years ago.