http://sajha.com/sajha/html/index.cfm?threadid=87446#803329

I think there are different stages that we go through.

1. We first leave Nepal. We realize the opportunities in the States, the freedom, the lack of judgement, the openness. We are excited.
2. We are in unfamiliar territory, new sights, signs, cultural norms, etc--we are scared.
3. As we adapt and achieve in the United States we feel confident
4. We realize that things in Nepal could be better--we feel angry
5. We miss home, we feel remorseful
6. We take advantage of opportunities in the United States and we feel more secure.
7. But year after year we become more and more seperated from the things we are familiar with in Nepal....there is a hollow scream in your heart that you cannot satisfy with anything other than hanging out with other Nepalese or going back to Nepal.