”When I first saw foreigners I was surprised. They came from a world so far away because theywere all so different than us. Everyone was white and so neat and clean, their language wasdifferent. I was scared the first time. My friends and I thought they might be god as they were different from us. But later on we found out that they are human beings and I always used to thinkwhy were they so different than us and why they came to places like this. At that time I did notunderstand but now I know they are tourists.” Tashi Gurung, Upper Mustang