Although I had to leave in the middle of the presentation, the speaker from Nepal got me interested in his country yesterday. Prior to his presentation, I had little knowledge about Nepal's geography, culture, history, government and technology. In fact, I thought Nepal was in Africa. This blog post will cover mostly about the country of Nepal, and not about what Manohar Bahattari talked about in his presentation.
Nepal is a landlocked country located between India and China. It is very mountainous, including the world famous Mount Everest, peaking over 8000m.
Multiparty parliamentary democracy was introduced by King Birendra in November of 1990. Then, King Gyandendra ruled an absolute monarchy since 2002.
The population of 18 million belong to dozens of ethnic groups. They are roughly divided into 2 groups: Hindu and Buddhist. The Hindus mainly live in lowlands while the Buddhists live in mountain villages close to the Tibet.
From yesterday's presentation, I saw some shocking photos that reveal the need of improvement in technology in Nepal. I saw a picture of a native climbing on a telephone pole to fix the lines.
Great websites that includes different facts about Nepal:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107820.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm
http://www.geographia.com/nepal/
After leaving the presentation, Matt Maisel and I went to Rec Hall to lift. As I was bench pressing, I thought about inflicting pain to myself to get stronger. I thought about "doing what I normally wouldn't do." Thinking this to myself helped me push myself. Thanks Professor Tapia!
Comments (1)
I am really happy that lifting weights with you not only increases your physical strength but also makes you think about challenging yourself.
Posted by Matt Maisel | October 3, 2007 10:44 PM
Posted on October 3, 2007 22:44