Nepal

The craggy rocks, towering peaks, and raging rivers are a steady complement to the rugged people of Nepal. The towns and villages, made from the abundance of natural resources, flimsy plywood and corrugated steel, are dwarfed by the scenery. People from all over the world converge to explore the towns and villages or bask in the vast wilderness. You're reminded of your mortality at every turn whether it’s gasping for air while trekking at 16,000 feet, viewing the memorials, cast in the shadow of Everest, of people that died trying to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world, or awakening suddenly to the feeling that your drowning at 17,000 feet.