Author: Amanda Bensel

The small village of Pipaldanda sits nestled into a ridge a few folds west from Chautara Bazaar, about 40 minutes distance by foot. I got a late start on my hike over to Pipaldanda, never anxious to start a walking in the heat and a little apprehensive of the day to come. I hadn’t contacted any…

Just as new data usually carries more meaning when compared to a baseline, photos of sizable change are more meaningful when you also have an idea of what was there before. As such, this post will consist solely of a compilation of before and after photos of Chautara Bazaar, Sindhupalchok. If time permits, I hope to complete the set during my…

Chautara Bazaar is the first place I lived in Nepal along side my fellow batch of Peace Corps Trainees in the fall of 2012. It is a small bazaar, with approximately 10,000 residents, that serves as the headquarters town for Sindhupalchok district and – is fatefully sited atop a ridge. It may be more accurate…