After a six-week trip to India in 1984, Olga Murray flew to Nepal to hike through remote Himalayan villages. There, Ms. Murray, an adventurous, 59-year-old lawyer, encountered stunning landscapes and friendly people. But it was the children she met during her trek along rugged mountain trails from Pokhara to Siklis that enchanted her and went on to transform her life. “And yet, they were the most joyful, funny, amiable little kids anywhere on earth. As she watched the children sitting on the dirt floor of their hut, doing their homework by candlelight, she had a revelation.

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Persons: Olga Murray, Murray, “, Mary Sutro Callender Locations: India, Nepal, Pokhara