NEPAL | Sunday, 23 November 2014 | Views [300] | View Larger Image
Not much grows up here, except memories.
Sherpa Prem stands at the top of a glacier ridge where only the faint cracks of slow moving ice can be heard. “Not much grows up here, but memories’, he says softly in broken English, supported by a humble smile. His dream one day is to travel to Australia for the first time to discover the outback, but saving money in Nepal takes many years. Getting excited he gestures the ‘peace’ signs as a symbol of how he feels, as its only days before his three-month work stint comes to an end, allowing him to return home to see his family.