The Life of an Ancient Language in the Himalayas

By Aryeh tenBroek, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Semiotic Landscape of Kathmandu, photos by Aryeh tenBroek, Kathmandu, Nepal, summer 2025. When we communicate with each other every day, we make choices about what languages we use, and how we use them. What words we say or don’t say, how we pronounce them, what symbols weContinue reading “The Life of an Ancient Language in the Himalayas”

Preparing for Research in Nepal: Conservation, Community, and the Questions That Matter 

By Charles Cole, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa My name is Charles Cole, and I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa studying Geography and Environment. My interests focus on the relationships between people, ecosystems, and conservation. I’ve always been fascinated by systems; ecological systems, social systems, and the ways different formsContinue reading “Preparing for Research in Nepal: Conservation, Community, and the Questions That Matter “