Nepal, May 8 -- You can take away my passport, but you can't take away my experience

The tapestry of my experiences, woven with the threads of my Nepalese heritage and the colors of my life in Australia, is a testament to the fact that the pages of a passport do not confine our identities. They are shaped by the moments we live, the people we love, and the cultures we embrace.

The title of this piece was inspired by Taiye Selasi, a Nigerian and Ghanaian writer and photographer who was born in London, raised in Boston, and currently resides in Rome and Berlin. While my introduction may not be as complex as Selasi's, I am one of the 3.5 million Nepalese migrants who left Nepal 14 years ago with a dream of living abroad. Although education...