HEROES FROM NEPAL: 10 QUESTIONS TO RAKESH SHAHI

The story I am going to share with you today is different from all other stories I have written & published on this world travel blog of mine. It is a story straight from the heart of one of my dearest friends in this world, Rakesh Shahi from Nepal, written at a moment in time that could not have been more difficult nor challenging, neither for him nor for his country: “On April 25, 2015, just another Saturday morning, a day off for almost all Nepalese people, I was resting in my bed when all of sudden everything started shaking. I remember thinking, ‘This is just another minor earthquake’, but then it would not stop shaking, but continue with more and more intensity. My room and our whole house were dancing, and all I did & kept thinking during that time was, ‘THIS IS A DREAM, IT CANNOT HAPPEN’.”

I have met Rakesh Shahi, of Mystik Mountains Adventures & Holidays, in the wake of my #CreativElenaRTW research trip in Nepal, fascinated by this country’s tremendous sense of hospitality & human kindness. This time, I pass the word on to him, asking how he became involved in post-quake Nepal relief efforts & sharing his most inspirational story for the benefit of all of us to learn and take inspiration from.