Oh no! Not in my own country.

Second Visit to Gangapur, Banke.

I'm a Nepali who can speak Nepali. check. I'm not wearing western clothing. check. I'm not gori (white) and way more tanned than when I got here from Vancouver. Yet, it seems like a whole new world when I go into the villages because I get stared at as if I'm from another planet. I mean it make sense for "goreys" (white people) to be stared at or foreigners who are extremely tall. I was teasing my friends  about how much they get stared at in Kathmandu but now it's coming back to ME and in my OWN country. It's not like I'm doing anything weird or different. 

     It kind of makes me uncomfortable and makes me feel as if I'm not part of my own country but I guess I am in a new community  and forget how diverse the ethnicity is in Nepal. It makes sense because in these villages, the communities are mainly inhabited by people who differ in ethnicity from me and they probably don't travel around that much. 

[Explanation for those of you who haven't traveled to Nepal: Newars have more mongolian, a bit asian features whereas some Brahmins may look more like people from various parts of India (sorry I'm saying this-I know how much we Nepalese hate being compared like that-it's like the whole American/Canadian thing). Gurungs have more of the oriental features. 

I'm just trying to make sense of this. 

CK proudly wearing her Kurta. P.s I love the beds they have. They're surprisingly super comfy.

OH EM GEE! Mother and Child pumping water. I freaked out when I saw this bc I thought this little child was gonna fall off--and thank god, he didn't!

The women of the village planting rice

A hut in Gangapur. I'm not sure if this was a Christian family or if it is just a design.

This is it for now! Going on my 3rd trip tommorrow and staying there for a couple of days. 

Adios muchachos!

Much Love,

C