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Why I Watch The World Cup

  I am no sports fanatic, nor am I a football geek. I barely know all the rules of football. I only know a few of the popular football players’ names and the rest of the time, I barely even know what club they play for, or what their records are. Yet, time and again I find myself watching the World Cup. You might mistake me for one of the girls who watches football or the World Cup for the popular players and how good looking they are, when I say that. But, no, that is not it.   I think I started watching the World Cup back from the 2010 one, when I was in high school. We even got a holiday at school because the Principal knew everyone would watch the final game which was late at night. I watched it alone. My elder brother had gone out to watch the match with friends and my eldest brother was out of the country. My parents did not watch the football matches. So, I watched it all alone at midnight surrounded by snacks in the TV room. That was how much I wanted to watch. Our countr

The Pros and Cons of Staying Abroad

  While staying abroad sounds exotic, and even is a dream for many of us, it comes with it its pros and cons. Many of us yearn for an excursion trip to see the beaches and feel the sand as we come from a landlocked country or the tall buildings. Many of us yearn to work and settle abroad as the system in Nepal is frustrating. Well, let me first tell you the cons of staying abroad although you might have heard from Nepalese settling abroad, especially in Australia. Cons: You will ache for that sense of belonging . You will feel alone and not cared upon in a new land. Here, no one will care for you as family did. No one will ask if you have eaten. No one will ask if you are okay or happy. No one is going to come save you. You are your own savior and you are your own caretaker. You will miss the mountains . We are so used to seeing mountains and hills everywhere. Growing up in a land of 8 of the highest mountains in the world, we are not new to the sight of these snowcapped beau