I was not supposed to become a dog owner on a Tuesday morning at 4,730 metres. That is not how I planned my life. I was twenty years old. I was working as a trekking guide. I had a small room in Kathmandu and a backpack that went everywhere with me. A dog made no […]
Reverse Culture Shock After Nepal Trekking: Why Going Home Feels Harder Than the Trek
Every season I say goodbye to the same kind of person. They come to Nepal broken in some quiet way, overworked, overscheduled, carrying something they cannot name. They spend two weeks walking. They eat rice twice a day. They sleep under seven blankets in a room with no heating and wake up at five in […]