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01/12/2007
Khatmandu in the Andes?
News this week from the Kingdom of Nepal - come visit!
Well, you may be disappointed to learn that the photo displayed in the Royal Nepal Airlines advertisement for tourism was of the well known Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. Royal Nepal has apologized to Peru for putting the picture on a poster under the slogan "Have you seen Nepal?"
Apparently, for Royal Nepal Airlines, the answer is NO. Kinda gives you pause when you think about flying with them, doesn't it?
Nepal has just emerged from a very difficult time when there was a Maoist revolt underway. Politics have settled down, and things are better in the kingdom. Now they are hoping for the tourists to return.
Our family has had a personal connection with Nepal for about a dozen years now, from the time when our daughter, Amanda, did a homestay with the Karki family in a village some distance from Khatmandu. Amanda and Meena are the ones in the photo with the flower leis. The photo was taken in 2005 when Meena went back to see her family for the first time in four years.
Nearly six years ago, Meena, one of the daughters in the family, came to the US, went to high school in Marquette, Michigan, for a year and then on to study nursing at Northern Michigan University, graduating in May 2006.
Much credit goes to Sally (pictured here with Meena) and Bruce Closser who hosted her in their home for her high school year and guided her through NMU as well. All those who know Meena feel we cannot thank them enough for all they have done for her.
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