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…and all I got was this three dollar custom designed, hand embroidered T-shirt.

So, as reported in the article copied below, Kathmandu is in a condition of general road strikes. There is a great deal of hubbub about petroleum prices–basically the government can’t afford to subsidize the stuff, and it costs the same here as it does in the states.
Only, most people here earn no more than a [...]

The first time we went to Pragya’s with Nutan to introduce ourselves and to tell them about our project, Pragya pointed to a cozy little bed with carefully placed stuffed animals on top of it and told me, “This is our bed.” 
The three of them, mom, Pragya and her eight year old little sister, Praynena, all sleep together. I remember how I used to LOVE [...]

 
I met Iroj when Amy and I visited Shanta. Recall that the place where Shanta lives is a tiny room, crowded with just one occupant, and that with any number of filmmakers in it it becomes exponentially more so.
So I was milling around in the hallway in my socks, when Iroj came to greet me [...]