Original:This photograph speaks Europe for me. Two sleepless nights in a row followed by constant weeping just to hold myself together while in despair.

What initiated this was being mugged in Prague, Czech Republic. After losing all my money, valuables and most importantly -my passport as soon as I got to Prague is one of the worst things that have happened to me. Stuck in the country for the past 7 days waiting to receive a document from the Nepali embassy in Berlin has not been a comforting experience. Giving up on the plan that I had for myself for a Europe trip made my heart wrench.

I have always been a patriot, but witnessing the way Nepal works- even overseas makes me want to smash windows and burn tyres. I was asked to send a photograph of mine along with a letter supporting my cause via post to Berlin last week. I did that the same day they asked me to spending 50Euros (When suddenly in a foreign land, I'm broke). The letter has not yet reached Berlin- don't know why. In between conversations and consequences put across by the Nepali embassy- that did not seem legitimate, I am stuck here in Czech Republic. When asked why the embassy can't take a scanned copy of my photograph and print it for the Travel Document, they say it can't be done. I am sick of communicating with the embassy and sticking to their unnecessary rules. I remember how a friend of mine got his American passport a day after filing the complaint -FOR FREE in Nepal . Here, I'm expected to pay 240 Euros and wait for three weeks.

My visa expires in a week and my tickets to Nepal are dated 13th May. I hope I make it on time. I have no more energy to fight for a simple document stating it's okay for me to go back home. On the second thought, I miss home. Immensely.

If anyone of you reading this has connections in the Foreign Ministry or know any way of helping me out, please do.. I realized that things only work through connections in Nepal.