My Submission - World Nomards Scholarship

My Scholarship entry - Earning a Living in Nepal

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Selling music to the Dark. Seeking shelter from Pokhara's daytime heat, an enclosed mall leads me off the main street. Here, at the end sat a tiny, traditional music shop, complete with a pipe smoking owner and skipping discman. Dusty, handcrafted instruments hung for sale on the walls. An unfinished example of what was to become an instrument lay next him. With no intention to buy, I smile and leave feeling somewhat saddened by his visual surroundings. A long tunnel where he sat watching and waiting for someone to come in and purchase something. I imagined what it must have been like when business boomed for him in his busy years.

Pop up Shop.
Discovering the colourful and dusty streets one morning in Thamel, I come across a farmer selling fruit to a tourist-populated hotspot. His impressive mobile shop allows fruit to be sold whilst on the move, traveling to the markets and restaurants scattered in the Valley. Custom made circular panniers are constructed using old pipe and fish net which allow him to carry larger loads than those still carting traditional timber boxes. The shop also carries a set of scales for accurately measuring desired quantities.

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To Grow is to Grow.
Perched high above street level, the growing number of ‘city farms’ can be seen from rooftop to rooftop. This is the latest push in sustainable food harvesting in the Kathmandu Valley. Small setup’s can provide both fruit and vegetables for families living in high-rise styled buildings, and it’s reported that families are saving up to 9,000Rs on grocery bills a month. As day slowly gives away to the night, the city here is beautifully juxtaposed by the Godawari hills in the background, standing tall as a constant reminder that nature still continues to thrive functionally in it’s pristine, untouched state.

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