Table of Contents
The Nepali Tradition of Journals -- Kedar Bhakta Mathema 9
My Two Cents -- Chij Kumar Shrestha 13
Translator’s Note -- Mike Gill 16
Editor’s Note -- John Comings 21
Author’s Note -- Chij Kumar Shrestha 23
1. Astrologers, Horoscopes, and Life beyond my Chart 27
2. Bandipur: A Brief History 41
3. My Family’s History in Bandipur and Mirlung Thulodhunga 49
4. Off to Kathmandu to Further My Education 63
5. I Become a Teacher at 16 77
6. Peace Corps Enters My Life 81
7. Back to Bandipur 91
8. A Most Unexpected Escape 105
9. Marriage before Leaving for the UK 111
10. Off to Edinburgh 117
11. Davis, California 125
12. Our Life in Kathmandu Begins 130
13. My Family after Bandipur 134
14. Working for the Peace Corps 141
15. Working for World Education 162
16. Work and Satisfaction 176
17. From Ghost Town to Tourist Town 181
18. Buying back my Ancestral Home 195
19. Notre Dame School 203
20. My Political Education and Life 212
21. Thoughts on Nepal’s Current Situation 226
22. Encounters with Heroes, Leaders, Royals, and a Poet 243
23. Travel Adventures 269
24. Earthquake in Bandipur 295
25. The Unending Pursuit of Happiness 311
26. Various Interests and Advancing Years 320
27. Bandipur: A Model for Hope 330