the faces of nepal

maybe one of the best parts of the entire nepal adventure were the people i met.... here are some of my favorite portraits from the trip...

this is "tulasa" who i came across on our first trek day from besi sahar. on one our of rest stops by her house, she saw me and motioned for me to sit on the bench right outside her door. i couldn't resist asking for a photo. she was speaking to me in nepali - and i thought she was trying to tell me not to take a photo. then our guide translates for me and said she wanted her photo taken and wanted a copy sent to her :)


this woman had a basketful of dried chili. when i asked about the chili, she smiled and said "chili for you, coursani for me" (the nepali word for chili)


we got to Dharapani village quite early so i had time to go around and take photos. i saw this woman sitting outside her house as we were trekking to our teahouse. i came back to "chat" with her and her granddaughter (i assumed). the little girl new a little english but she did not. she kept motioning though to take her photo :)


at Hotel the Seven (in Dharapani), i saw these two women (who worked at the inn's kitchen) on our way to breakfast. they were having their morning coffee :) they were a little shy about having their photo taken but gave out the best smiles :)


a pretty little girl at Baggarcchap


took a photo of a woman outside her house with a brightly colored clothesline outside. i went over to greet her, and realized that the basket in front of her was not full of laundry but had a baby basking in the sun :)


the kids along the way were so friendly. most of them would stop and greet you. this little girl tried to say "namaste!" as i walked by...


and here are her siblings...


Man Bahadun... our super porter!


the many, many, many kids we met along the way....






this kid jumped out from the side, and was jumping down the stairs before his older brother joined him...



the man from Pisang where we did our first shopping spree in the mountains....


the friendly owner of Hotel Maya at Pisang...


and her granddaughter (who i found sleeping in the sun right outside our room early in the morning)...


and these kids taught me some nepali words for chicken, dog, horse... while waiting for the bus at Tukuche....



:)