I was living in rural Nepal, in a village called Odanaku, or Oda for short. To put it simply, Oda is remote. From Surkhet, the closest proper city, it is roughly a twelve-hour Jeep ride and two hours of walking to get to. There, I was working with The Oda Foundation’s education department. My responsibilities … Continue reading A Spicy Story: The Mouse and The Cottage →

I still remember sitting in my freshman seminar class, on one of the last days before finals exams started. My peers and I were to go around the room, discussing what we had learned through the year and what had been most impactful for us. Somewhere through the discussion, I turned to our professor and … Continue reading To Be Human Is To Feel →

Do Not Go Outside to Cry I recently read an article labeled “Do Not Go Outside to Cry,” expecting it to relate to problems of the outdoor community and mental health. Instead, I read a powerful piece regarding women in the outdoors and how they are treated by their male counterparts and the façade they … Continue reading Do Not Go Outside to Cry →