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“about an hour outside of janakpur in the south east of nepal, i was invited to meet a group of maoists. they were on their way back from kathmandu where they had been waiting outside of the ringroad for the duration of the strike. poised for an attack on
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This is the blog of an eight year old. I was willing to bury my head in sand after this. At 24 I feel ancient.
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Thanks for the links, Neha. I also like
http://www.phalano.com/
for photos of Nepal, particularily its coverage of the general strike, and the millions of Nepalese who participated.
The prodigal writer made my jaw drop. At 8, I think I was writing stories about fishies. Damn, she’s good.
Great blog redesign, by the way! (I’ve updated my links.)
Cheers,
Victor
i dont know whether i am seeing this right….but that sounds to me more like an adult trying to see the world through the eyes of an 8 yr old….
Victor: Thanks for dropping by. Phalano is a great site but unfortunately there seems to be no feed. :(
Reshma: Hhmm.. You think so? I thought it was an eight year old..
sorry…think i jumped the gun…i actually reacted to the thoughts on the blog….before i read about the author and those thoughts sounded very adult – like. i suppose a proficiency in language and usage of words can be learnt and some could learn far more rapidly than most – but whats unusual is how much those thoughts mirror those of an adult.