Home: Lalitpur, Lalipur, Bagmati

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, Goldengate International College, Nepal

Belonging to the well-educated family, I am the only daughter who always chooses a different path than anyone else in the family. Most of my family members are either in the medical field or are engineers. My father wanted me to become a businesswoman so that I would have a stable life but I decided to pursue a career in social work. While I was doing my masters, I got married and I took a career break. Staying home and doing nothing, I started getting bored and I wanted to do something that would challenge me. While searching for jobs, I came across Teach For Nepal. My previous experience as a teacher, bachelors in social work and Masters in sociology made me an eligible candidate. After applying for the Fellowship, my heart started racing because I was afraid that my in-laws wouldn’t agree a newlywed bride going to remote village for two years. I talked to my husband who is very supportive. He convinced his parents. This Fellowship is a perfect platform for me to prove my family that social work is also an amazing career just like any other career path. I have always believed, no matter how much a person is being paid, at last, what matters the most is one should be satisfied with whatever they’re doing.