Very interesting article symlyn. I guess several points are raised in that article and the discussion that follows it here . My comments are mostly on the questions raised in this thread. I think going back to Nepal is a personal choice and to each his own. Some people have a higher calling in life and if that calling is Nepal, then go for it. If your calling is to be here in the US (or Europe or Australia or wherever else you may be) and conquer new horizons then so be it. We can argue all we want about what people should and should not do but the fact remains that you live only once and where you chose to live your life is your own business and no one else's. I will not judge those who go back any differently from those who chose to stay. There seems to be this notion of goodness and virtue in going back to Nepal and by implication a sense of betrayal and deceit in staying back in the West. Migration is as old as the human species and it is futile to look at it from a moral angle in my opinion. Most of our forefathers have migrated in the course of history and moved their homes and hearts along with them. Africa would explode if we really took this going-back-is-good theory to its logical conclusion. You live where it makes sense for you to live and that will always be different for each person. Loote - Hey, let us know when you are going ok? You are not getting off the hook without a going-away party :) LOL! Just kidding. Hope all's well.