Pranab Raj Dhakal's Student Testimonial
22.04.2011
Hello, I am Pranab Raj Dhakal. I was born in a suburb near Pokhara in Nepal (Thaprek-1, Tanahun Distrikt, Gandaki zone), as a first child among three in my family. I am 20 years old. My father Narayan is a yoga teacher in Pokhara, my mother is a house wife. On the picture you see me with my grandmother. Even though my grandfather died long time ago, she’s still living on her own in her small house on the mountain hills. I like to visit her. It’s a long walk by feet and the nature is so beautiful up there.
I grew up in Pokhara, near the Phewa lake. Now I'm in Kathmandu,
the capital of Nepal for my further studies (bachelors degree) in
mechanical engineering in Ioe (Pulchok campus). I got pretty good
education due to a lot of efforts from my parents. I'm very
thankful to them, it isn't easy for them. I always did the
best I could to get good results at school and sometimes I do some
guiding or translating work to help the financing of my
studies.
Here you see me with a group of French and Belgian students who
are teaching and working for several months in the only public
school in the mountains near Tallipokhari. I was their guide and
translator when they first get to the village. The school principal
you see on my right is my uncle.
My dream, and the reason why I choose to become an engineer
instead of following my big dream of becoming a musician (that's my
hobby!), is to serve my underdeveloped country as a nation builder.
I want to help the needy people and my needy nation. It's really
necessary if you imagine that even having electricity is a big
problem here. We just have 3 hours of electricity during the day,
and 4 hours through the night. I would like so much to help to
solve at least this problem and hopefully many more.
Another dream I have is to get a laptop. For my studies it's
important, and here in the city we can go to internet cafés, but
that costs a lot. I also dream to be in touch with people all over
the world. It's not possible for me to travel, but getting on the
internet and being in touch with people all over the world is also
travelling a little bit. I would like to discuss about my studies,
my dreams, my country and so much more.
In the long term, I also want to teach. I dream of getting young
children interested in science, I dream of raising the educational
standard here, I dream of getting knowledge in various sectors.
And above that all, I dream of having a lovely family with a
happy wife and happy children that I can tell lots of beautiful
stories.
