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Krishna and Lakshmi, the lovely couple<\/sub><\/code><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I would like to tell you a story about Krishna and Lakshmi, a nepalese couple in their late 70s, who run a little restaurant in the city of Pokhara (Nepal). And about a bunch of foreigners who stayed in Nepal during Covid’s 2020 lockdown. All these travellers (including me) had their plans cancelled. They had to choose between paying for expensive repatriation flights…or staying “stuck” in Nepal to wait until everything gets better. Many of us stayed in the city of Pokhara up to 9 months. Although this situation changed my plans of travelling around Asia, I found it an amazing opportunity to get deeper into the Nepalese culture. And it turned out to be the best time of my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sun Welcome's hill, North Lakeside Pokhara<\/sub><\/code><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One of many experiences was helping the owners of the Sun Welcome Restaurant. We made their business more hygienic, a bit more attractive, and made their work a little bit easier. The restaurant is located up in a little hill. It used to have a very slippery and muddy access, the place had no running water, the inside was sweltering with no fans. The place was dark, the walls were not painted and there weren’t enough shelves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n