You are very welcome Paulinadidi,

While it is a sad situation that many Nepalese students on a visa who struggle to maintain their student status, it is also a sharp contradiction that they live larger than most of their south asian neighbors. Hence the status quo. My cousin in Boston struggles to pay his tuition every six months yet cannot wait to purchase a new ipad.

Also, speaking of cultural practices, teej, in particular has taken a dramatic turn in establishing itself as one of the prominent Nepalese festival - even more than Dashain and Tihar. Partly it is because of the omnipopular facebook which seems to be frequented by people of fairer sex more often (I wish I could structured this sentence in a different way, I sound like a darn sexist) and cannot wait to upload all party pictures, also partly because it is the flagrant 'red' color, which is so conspicuous, I simply cannot help but notice.

Having said that, my observation comes from those incidents and plethora of facebook photos I come across during this time of the year.

Thanks for reading, it means a lot to me when a quality poster like you chips in her views.