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Hello! I’m Nicole. I’ve been solo-traveling the world for the past two-years all while managing the Happy Kids Center along with my two partners, Ellen and Joyce. I believe in power of writing my own myth. I believe in following my bliss. I believe in experience.

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* P O S T C A R D S * .From the Road. Friends! I’m sending out a batch of postcards of photos from the ride and life lived in Bhaktapur, Nepal, for a contribution of $10/per card. If you’re interested in receiving a surprise in the mail and want to support, send me a message with your address!! Looking forward to connecting. Tailwinds!! Nicole

It’s been an interesting time, this visit to Bhaktapur. A lot of the girls that used to pull each others hair, skip rope and play house in @thehappykidscenter just a few years ago are either pregnant, having their first kid or in some cases their second. The latter is the the story of Soni. This beautiful, and lively young girl who just had her second kid. I’m back here after a year and a half long bike ride and it feels like so much has changed. Kids have become mothers all too soon and in part it makes me want to clutch my heart and crumple under what feels like failure. The other part sees a family that’s happy-kids that are healthy and I celebrate their joy. Being back at Kids Center means many things. A welcome home, a reality check, hours of play and color, deepening 3 year long relationships, gratitude for the progress we’ve made here but also an occasional frustration of the things I can’t help. The work we do here isn’t always easy or black and white. But the other day i got to sit on Sonis bed, and hold her new born baby, knowing that this little one is being born into a different system. One where their education and healthcare are covered, a giant support network is just down the road and that begging is something that they’ll only know through stories of a time gone. And at that I smile.

Walking down the road to @thehappykidscenter with Prabin (left) and Rohan (right). On this daily walk, old women and shop keepers, family and dogs and of course the pani puri man wave and say joyful “Namaste”’s Kids run from the nearby temple and grab my hands my legs and my arms as we swing swing swing over to HKC for two hours of daily fun.

One of the programs this years donations facilitates is our health program. In partnership with Siddhi Memorial Hospital we are able to provide all our kids and their parents with quality healthcare, regular check ups, dental and eye care and individual nutrition plans to mitigate the malnutrition found in our community. In this photo, Chadani, Dr. Munica and I are discussing an upcoming free dental camp!!

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