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During my most recent trip to Nepal I volunteered teaching English in the village of Damdame, a small rural village several hours north of Pokhara. I was there for one week with an American friend and two other Westerners. Volunteering in Damdame was a thoroughly rewarding and thought-provoking experience. The village, though poor financially, and rural (no electricity or roads), was extremely rich in culture, its inhabitants among the most hospitable to be found anywhere in Nepal during my trip. The people of this small community were mostly Gurungs and almost all of them farmers. They live traditionally with extended family and ate most of their food from the land.