Laxmi
Imadol, Nepal
December 2017
- She is 76 years old.
- She is the mother of a son and a daughter. Her husband is still living.
- She tends to her garden every day.
- She milks her cow on a daily basis.
- She cooked for me when I was in Nepal. Every day, she made me rice, dahl, and beans.
- She would also make me a sweet milk tea.
- one day, i found her wandering around teh courtyard, bare breasted. She was going to wash her hair that day.
- She always wore her red dot on her forehead.
- She spoke only Nelpai and I only spoke English, yet we were able to communicate an affection towards each other.
- She reads the newspaper every day and I never saw her wearing eye glasses.
- She votes in the general election.
- She rarely strays from her home.
- She is named after the Goddess of Wealth and Abundance.
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