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Hello everyone! My name is Khakendra Pun. I'm the author of From the Top of Mount Everest to the Winding Streets of New York City. My other book, "Inevitable Dreams" is a memoir, my life as an immigrant coming to America from a small mountain village in Nepal, doing 77 different odd jobs and living at 94 different places to survive. My ultimate goal is to help build self-sustainable health clinics for remote villages in Nepal and help provide education to underprivileged school children. Please know that 50% of your book contribution will go toward the Ulleri Foundation.

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Hello, everyone. I'm Khakendra Pun. I was born in Ulleri, a small mountain village in one of the main Annapurna Trekking routes in the west part of Nepal.

Growing up in poverty while my mother was unable to provide me with school supplies, while western tourists walked up or down our village, they gave me pens and pencils, which inspired me forever! Seeing these western tourists eat good food and wear nice clothes, I dreamed about coming to America as a young boy. Though at home, unable to eat rice, no shoes on my feet, there I was dreaming. The dream was something we were all equally given at the time of our birth despite our circumstances that I knew!

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Growing up in poverty while my mother was unable to provide me with school supplies, while western tourists walked up or down our village, they gave me pens and pencils, which inspired me forever! Seeing these western tourists eat good food and wear nice clothes, I dreamed about coming to America as a young boy. Though at home, unable to eat rice, no shoes on my feet, there I was dreaming. The dream was something we were all equally given at the time of our birth despite our circumstances that I knew!

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