Duluwa Talks

In this episode, Dakshina Khadka, a tourism entrepreneur and avid traveller shares her experiences of working in Nepal's travel and tourism industry. From being involved with Ghumante then Honeyguide Apps and now starting her own venture, Dakshina shares her learnings and experiences along with how she sees the industry recover from impacts of the pandemic.

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In this episode duluwa Juli chats with Padma about how physical fitness correlates with headspace and her journey of being the fittest woman in Nepal. Padma shares how a small town girl turned her life around dedicating to physical fitness and strength, and continues her dedication even as a wife and mother.

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In this episode, our host duluwa Juli chats with Ovy about her solo camping and travel experiences across South East Asia and how she dealt with ethnic stereotypes. As an Indonesian in Taiwan she would often be approached as a labor worker and not just a traveller. Ovy and Juli delve into their experiences of ethnic stereotypes and culture shock in the UK as well, and how they deal with it as travellers.

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In this episode, Prakriti from India (folks on Instagram know her as @itisinthename) shares her journey of summiting Ama Dablam during her periods and how easy it is to travel as a vegan in South Asia. For someone who began her mountaineering journey less than a year ago, Prakriti recently summited Ama Dablam, being only the second Indian woman to do so and aims to climb more mountains in the future.

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In this episode, Sophiya shares about Yes Theory and how they have influenced her adventures. Our host Juli met Sophiya a couple years ago as a result of one of Sophiya’s decisions to seek discomfort, and this episode is all about their journeys as members of Yes Theory community and how gendered it can be to say yes to adventures. 

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Note: this episode is not sponsored by or associated with Yes Theory in any way.

This episode is a conversation between our team’s Chevening scholars Juliana and Menuka as Juli completes her Chevening year and Menuka starts hers. Chevening is one of the world’s most prestigious scholarships and we’re proud to have two Cheveners in our team! In this episode, Juli and Menuka discuss the realities of living abroad, from travelling during a pandemic to mental health living away from home and everything in between.

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This episode features an exceptionally inspiring woman's story of surviving a traumatic brain injury and finding solace and strength from the mountains. Jill shares about going from being an outdoor educator racing bikes in the Alps to getting hospitalized for 2+ years to climbing mountains with only 30% vision. She has been learning to find strength in her scars as she continues to adventure the Himalayas and inspires us all to conquer the mountains of our minds. 

Content warning: mentions of eating disorders and PTSD

Check out Jill's blog: http://mountainsofmymind.com

Alongside Nepali youth migrating for work to Gulf countries, a big number of young Nepalis migrate for studies and seldom return to Nepal. Is the reason behind not returning just limited to lack of employment opportunities?  The motivation to migrate goes beyond money-making opportunities and is deep-rooted in our social norms.  In this episode, Sumita shares her story of migrating abroad, finding her traveler self, and relates to thousands of Nepali youth whose motivation to migrate is for a sense of liberation and freedom. 

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For today’s youth born and raised in Kathmandu, it’s common to have questioned “Where is our ‘gaun’?” as a child. In this episode, entrepreneur Sonika shares her journey from a young girl looking for her ‘gaun’ to combatting her fear of road travel, to building a business that empowers women’s financial independence in the transport industry. Hear from her how financial independence has empowered women drivers of safa tempo in Kathmandu that she works with. To check out more about Sonika’s business check https://www.aeloi.com/

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In this episode, our host Juli chats with Arati, as the two short hair women share experiences of facing gender stereotypes in their travels and how they deal with such situations. Arati sold all her belongings in London to go on world travel with her partner but has been locked down in Nepal due to the pandemic. She started her Instagram spottheyellow to share her travel stories wearing her yellow dress around the world.

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