This document appears to be a photo journal chronicling the author's time living and working in Kathmandu, Nepal from June 2015 to December 2015. It includes photos of the author's home, local areas, cultural events and festivals, impacts of the 2015 earthquakes, and excursions outside of Kathmandu including trekking in the Annapurna and Everest regions. The journal provides a glimpse into daily life, culture, and the challenges facing Nepal at that time including reconstruction after the earthquakes and an Indian border blockade.

1. Kathmandu, June 2015 – December 2015
Ron Horst
Robyn Mills
Sat April 25 Earthquake Oct-Jan Indian Blockade
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2. CSIDB
Cottage & Small Industries Development Board
A Computer System
to manage the development of
Micro-entrepreneurs
Bags, Jewellery, Textiles, Paper, Incense
Bamboo baskets, Allo rope
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4. Page 4
Kathmandu elevation ~1,000m

5. Population - 26.4 million
- Kathmandu – 1 million
No death penalty
Same-sex marriage
Third gender
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Life expectancy in 2015 was 69.2 years
145/188 on the Human Development Index
Agriculture 76%, Services 18%, Manufacturing 6%
Official language is Nepali
Hindu 81%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4%.

7. Patan
United Nations
Main expat area
Thamel
tourist area
CSIDB
Our home
Australian
Embassy
British
Embassy

8. Our
home
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9. Rooftop
views
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10. Living Room Bedroom
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11. Bathroom
At my office
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12. Kitchen
12

13. Papa,
our
landlord
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14. Washing
14

15. 15

16. Our
lane
on
garbage
day
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17. Our
lane
during
monsoon
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18. The day I moved in
During monsoon Page 18

19. Our
corner
shop
Bhoraj
and his
family
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20. Vegie
shop
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21. Vegie
market
near the
British
Embassy
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22. Fruit
lady
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23. Our
super
market
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24. Our
Local
super
market,
during
Tihar
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25. Momos
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26. Our
bottle
shop
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27. Our
second
bottle
shop
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28. Our
book
shop
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29. Buying
kitchen
ware
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30. Our
bike
shop
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31. My
barber
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32. Buying
Kashmir
scarf
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33. Anil,
our
taxi
driver
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34. 34

35. School
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36. Another
School
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37. Driving
School
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38. Typical lorries
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39. Delivery Vehicles Page 39

40. Everyone has a
mobile phone
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41. Parking
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42. Bhat
Bhateni
super store
• groceries
• clothes
• kitchen-
ware
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43. • Army
• Army Police
• Police
Commonly
patrol the
streets
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44. The army
is a major
employer
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45. Construction Page 45

46. Holes in the road are quite common
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47. Garbage
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48. Garbage
collection Page 48

49. Water is
supposed
to be
pure
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50. End of
financial
year, the
perfectly
good
footpaths
are
destroyed Page 50

51. Sun-Thu
Fri half day 51

52. 35 passengers!
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54. Page 54

55. Office
kitchen
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56. Page 56

57. Bhimsen,
Old City
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58. Bhuteshwor,
Siphal
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59. Kankeshwori,
Old City
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60. Brahma Tole
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61. Jaisi Deval, Old City
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Before the earthquake
Photo: internet

62. Ranamukteshwor,
Old City
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63. Charumati
Stupa,
Chabil
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64. Lagan Tole,
Old City
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65. Kathesimbu Stupa,
Thamel
Tidied up for Desain Page 65

66. Shree Bhawani
Shanka, Thamel
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67. 30+ public holidays
Calendar is 12 months of 29-32 days
New Years Day in 2017 (1 Baisakh 2074) was 13
April
Today, 26 May, is 12/2/2074 (Jestha)
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68. Janai
Purnima
August 29 /
Bahdra 12
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69. Teej Sept 4 / Bahdra 18
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70. Indra Jatra
Sept 27
Ashwin 10
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71. Desain
11 days in Oct
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72. Tihar
Nov 11-13
Kartik 25-27
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73. Chhat
Nov 27
Mangsir 1
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74. Saturday April 25, 2015
A massive 7.8 magnitude
The worst quake in more than 80 years
Tuesday May 12, 2015
7.3 magnitude
8,700 killed
8 million impacted
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75. Dharahara tower
(60 killed)
Photo: internet
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76. Near
Bhimsen
temple,
Kathmandu
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77. Bugamati village
(27 killed)
Photo: internet
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78. Chisopani village
(6 killed)
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79. Bhaktapur
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81. 7 hours
180km
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82. Rice
paddies
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83. Rice
paddies
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84. Mule
transport
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85. Annapurna
8091m
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86. Dividing
the
meat
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87. Page 87

88. Annapurna
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89. Lukla
airport
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90. Page 90

91. Page 91

92. Page 92

93. Page 93

94. Namche
Bazaar
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95. Ama
Dablan
6812m
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96. Ama
Dablan
6812m
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97. mule
sherpa
jopkyo
yak x cow
yak
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98. Everest
8848m
Sunrise
At
Tengboche
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99. Towards
Everest
base
camp
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101. Page 101

102. Page 102

103. •UN Development Programme since 1956
•First road into Nepal, from India, opened in
1956
•Civil war from 1996 to 2006
•New Constitution came into effect on 20
September 2015
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104. Protesting…
Celebrating…
New
Constitution
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105. Indian
Blockade
26 million impacted
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106. Page 106

107. Page 107