Children saying Hi while we were stopped at a bus stop
Children saying Hi while we were stopped at a bus stop
In the one small village where the bus would stop for people to buy food, in between Betrawati and Kathmandu, 2000
Sisti in a second floor doorway
Sisti in a second floor doorway
(I took this photo from the roof of a departing Kathmandu-bound bus.)
Betrawati, 2002?
Imose emerges from a field of rice
Imose emerges from a field of rice
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Saturday, September 26th, 2015
I was watching two children work together to launch a kite, when I heard voices in the nearby field of rice. Although I couldn't see anyone, stalks of rice were moving about. As I walked over, Imose emerged from the rice, playing with his scarf. His friend followed a minute later.
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Imose’s friend emerges moments later.
Sister and brother
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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