return of Little Princes children to, 277–79
reuniting children with, 266–67, 268
similarities between children and, 181
stipends for, 267
telephone call from, 241
visits to Dhaulagiri House and Umbrella homes by, 240–41
See also specific child
Farid. See Ait-Mansour, Farid
Farmyard Snap (game), 28–29, 33
father, Nuraj’s, 77–78, 84
Flanagan, Elizabeth “Liz”
and blanket-making e-mails, 144
children’s questions about, 272
children’s relationship with, 244–45, 249, 259, 260
as Christian, 128, 129, 160, 234, 247
and Conor’s departure from Nepal, 269
and Conor’s invitation to visit Nepal, 150–51
Conor’s proposal and marriage to, 263, 265–66
Conor’s relationship with, 129, 136–37, 140, 150, 160, 191, 199, 220, 224–25, 233, 236, 245–47, 259, 260–63
and Conor’s trip to Humla, 159–60
and descriptions of Conor’s apartment, 149–50
Dhaulagiri House visit of, 226–27
early e-mails to Conor from, 122–24
Emma (dog) of, 199, 265–66, 269
and finding NGN home, 140
and finding of Amita, 128
and finding of Kumar, 136–37, 138
and goodness of man, 191
India trip of, 122, 123, 150, 159, 234, 235, 242
lack of work in Nepal for, 269
legal career of, 123
Little Princes visits of, 272
as mother, 279
Nepal visits of, 150–51, 159–60, 199, 205, 208, 214, 219–20, 223–27, 228, 229, 233–36, 242–45, 260–61
and opening of Dhaulagiri House, 151
personal background of, 160
photograph of, 140
reactions to England of, 124
and rescue of seven children, 257
as University of Virginia graduate, 122
Vietnam trip of, 123
in Zambia, 122–23, 140
food
children’s questions about, 42–43
and Conor in the United States, 98
Conor’s questions about, 65–66
Farid’s interest in, 73, 74
at Hindu festivals, 65–66
in Humla district, 163, 165–66, 200, 203, 204, 209, 212, 214
in Kathmandu, 224
and Maoist rebels in Humla, 76
and Nepali treats, 66
poisoning, 196–97
and seven children with Nuraj’s mother, 84–85, 87, 89, 94
shortages of, 31
and WFP drops, 170
France, Farid’s return to, 93, 100, 274–75
fund-raising, 104, 106, 107, 109, 120, 138, 263, 269
games
and Conor’s arrival at Little Princes, 17
See also specific game
Ganesh (house father), 271
garbage can explanation, 20–22
get-well cards, 134
goat market, 125
goats: in Humla, 172–73, 191, 203, 206
Godawari (village)
botanical gardens in, 24, 38
caste system in, 45
civil war fighting in, 70, 71
Conor’s feelings about, 54, 64
Conor’s return to, 63–64
description of, 72–73
and Golkka as child trafficker, 39–40
violence in, 31
See also Little Princes Children’s Home
Golkka (child trafficker)
and Amita, 127, 183
arrest of, 91
Bahadur-Farid-Conor discussion about, 90–91
and Bishnu as domestic slave, 249
children threatened by, 80
Conor’s feelings about rescuing children from, 274
and Conor’s trip to Humla, 161, 165, 177, 178
and disappearance of seven children, 101–2
Howe’s information about, 108
and Humla district, 40, 41, 77–78, 156
and launching of NGN, 107
Little Princes visit of, 39–40, 41–42
and Maoist rebels interest in Little Princes, 71
power and influence of, 41–42, 91, 107, 156
Sandra gets children from, 40–41
Sandra threatened by, 41
and search for seven children, 116, 120, 125
and seven children with Nuraj’s mother, 84, 90–91, 101–2
Thangkot as base for, 125, 127
Govardhan (Nepalese boy), 12, 13
Grennan, Conor
brother of, 62
childhood of, 35, 128–29
father of (Eamon), 50, 63, 92
feelings of responsibility of, 54–55
gifts from parents for, 180, 185, 238
Howe as NGN replacement for, 269–71
knee pain of, 170–71, 173, 181, 185, 189–90, 192, 197, 198, 206, 207
mother of, 7, 35, 54, 55, 62, 97–98, 183
motives of, 6–7, 114
parenting feelings of, 55
personal and professional background of, 6
résumé and job hunt of, 99
son of (Finn), 279
See also specific person or topic
Gyanendra (king of Nepal), 69–70, 81–82, 83, 99–100, 101, 103, 105
Hari (CERV Nepal employee)
and Bollywood movie incident, 121–22
and Conor’s e-mails, 99
and Conor’s first trip to Little Princes, 14, 15–16
Conor’s good-bye to, 272
and finding of Kumar, 137–38
and Golkka’s visit to Little Princes, 39, 41–42
Little Princes as responsibility of, 93
and Maoist interest in Little Princes, 71–72
and seven children with Nuraj’s mother, 94
toilet-miming by, 9
and visit by mother of Nuraj and Krish, 75–76, 79, 80
helicopter: and Conor’s return from Humla, 1, 2, 198, 199, 200–207
Hindu festivals, 64–67, 125
Howe, Anna, 107–8, 124–25, 156, 158, 171, 185, 200, 269–71
Hriteek (orphan)
Conor’s play with, 135
and Conor’s questions about food, 66
and Conor’s remembering names of children, 26
and Conor’s return to Nepal, 112
family of, 179
and garbage can explanation, 21–22
independence of, 68
photograph of, 87
Rohan’s stories about, 180–81
and supervision of children, 37
toys for, 38
Humla district
appearance of people in, 86
apples in, 157–58, 213, 230
bridges in, 169
child trafficking in, 39–40, 41, 42, 47, 76–81, 108
children’s memories of, 2, 67, 81, 156, 161
Conor’s studies about, 107–8
drought in, 163, 200
food in, 2, 163, 165–66, 200, 203, 204, 209, 212, 214
goats in, 172–73, 191, 203, 206
as home of Little Princes children, 39–40
Jagrit’s knowledge of, 132–33, 156–58
Maoist threats against people protecting children from, 71–72
Maoists in, 1, 40, 76–77, 166–68, 169, 185–87, 203–4, 210–12
photographs and information about children from, 2, 166, 188
poverty in, 170
r /> return of Little Princes’ children to, 277–79
and story of children at Little Princes, 76–81
See also Humla district, Conor’s trek to; specific person or village
Humla district, Conor’s trek to, 1–2, 161–219
and buffalo-induced panic attack, 181–82
Conor leaves team in, 1–2, 200
and Conor’s knee pain, 170–71, 173, 181, 185, 189–90, 192, 197, 198, 206, 207
Conor’s trauma from, 224–25
and D.B.-Conor meeting, 124, 270
and families’ visits to Dhaulagiri House and Umbrella homes, 240
helicopter as way to return from, 1, 2, 198, 199, 200–207
man in camouflage jacket in, 186–87
Maoist permission for, 166–68, 203
panic date for, 159, 208
photographs from, 179, 200, 230, 231, 232, 236, 237, 239
plans for, 105, 124, 156–60, 270
and postman from Jaira, 187–89
return trip from, 198–219
Scotsman (David) in, 211–13, 214
and shepherd, 214–15
and snow, 175–76, 197, 198, 204, 214, 216
See also specific person or village
I Kick You (game), 17
Inca Trail, 62
India: Liz’s trip to, 122, 123, 150, 159, 234, 235, 242
Indonesia: Conor in, 62
Ishan (orphan), 172
ISIS Foundation, 108, 124, 161, 185, 270
Jablo incident, 141–42
Jagrit (orphan)
Bell’s finding of, 157
Conor first meets, 132–33
Conor’s relationship with, 156–58
and Conor’s trip to Humla, 156–58, 163, 230–33
and Dirgha and Navin’s arrival at Umbrella Foundation, 133–34
family of, 157, 187–95, 213, 230–33
father’s letter to, 195, 213
and finding NGN children’s home, 139–40
Jaira as Humla home of, 157, 187–95
knowledge about Humla of, 132–33, 156–58
photograph of, 193, 231, 232
and rescue of children at Dhaulagiri House, 228
story of, 194, 231
at Umbrella home, 133–34, 156–58
Jaira (Humla village)
Conor’s trip to, 189–92
as Jagrit’s home, 157, 187–95
postman from, 187–89, 190
shepherd from, 191, 192–95, 231, 232
Jenny (volunteer), 9, 18, 32
Jersey City, New Jersey: Conor in, 97–100
Kamala (orphan), 244
Karya (French NGN), 109
Kathmandu, Nepal
blackout in, 244
civil war in, 70, 100
Conor’s meeting with other volunteers in, 43–44
curfew in, 50, 82, 99–100, 101, 114
mayor of, 255–56
protests in, 82
Thamel district of, 7–8, 15
weather in, 73
See also Ring Road; specific person or topic
kerosene: shortages of, 31
Khagendra (Jagrit’s brother), 192–93
Khumbu region: Farid’s trips to, 267–68
Krakauer, Jon, 14
Krish (orphan), 74–81, 83
Kumar (orphan)
and Bishnu’s rescue, 254
Conor’s good-bye to, 271
at Dhaulagiri House, 145–46
disappearance of, 102
family of, 241
finding of, 134–38
photographs of, 140
and saving a bed for Bishnu, 146
as servant, 134–35, 249
at Umbrella Foundation, 138, 140
Kunja (orphan), 268
Lali (Humla village), 195–96
Laos: Conor in, 60–61
laptop computer, Conor’s, 120–22, 237
laundry, doing, 26–27, 68
Le Petit Prince (Saint-Exupéry), 14
Leena (orphan), 229, 244–45, 247, 248, 261
Little Princes Children’s Home
bedtime at, 22, 34–36, 42–43, 53–54
children’s arrival at, 39–41
children’s classes at, 32–34
cleaning of, 23–24
Conor leaves, 53–55, 92–93, 271–74
Conor’s arrival at, 16–22
and Conor’s e-mails, 99
Conor’s feelings about children at, 63, 67, 68, 89, 112–13, 218
Conor’s feelings about living in, 155
Conor’s first interaction with children at, 20–21, 123
Conor’s first trip to, 14, 15–16
Conor’s good-byes to children at, 52–55, 271–74
Conor’s identification of children at, 25
Conor’s introduction to children at, 19–20
and Conor’s laptop computer, 120–22
Conor’s prayers while at, 247
Conor’s promise to return to, 55
and Conor’s résumé, 99
and Conor’s return from Humla, 236–41
Conor’s returns to, 63–94, 111–12, 120–22
Conor’s visits to, 156, 236–41, 266
contributions to Karya from volunteers at, 109
description of, 17
exchange of stories by volunteers at, 36
Farid’s visits to, 156, 266, 271–74
impact of civil war on, 70, 71–72
and launching of NGN, 105–10
leaving ceremony at, 55, 92–93, 272–74
Liz’s visit to, 272
Maoist rebels interest in, 71–72
meals at, 20
responsibilities of children at, 93
and return of children to Humla, 277–79
roof of, 73
staff responsibility for, 93–94
stories of children at, 76–81
supervision of children at, 37–38
See also specific person or child
Liz. See Flanagan, Elizabeth “Liz”
Lukla (village), 15
Madan (orphan), 102, 120, 145, 179, 218, 240
Mahendra (orphan), 89
Maoists
and child trafficking, 189
and children’s stories about Humla, 167
and Conor as American, 166–67
and Conor’s Humla trip, 166–68, 185–87, 189, 203–4, 210–12
drunken, 185–87, 210–12
and Everest Base Camp region, 15
expansion of, 46–47, 76–77
and Howe, 108
Humla as stronghold for, 40, 76–77
in Humla district, 40, 76–77, 167, 169, 185–87, 189, 203–4, 210–12
interest in Little Princes of, 71–72
kidnapping of children by, 70–71
as legitimate political party, 105
Sandra’s arrest by, 48–49
and Sandra’s trek in Mugu region, 46, 47
See also bandha; civil war, Nepal
Marley, Bob, 7
marriage
arranged, 113–14
children’s questions about Conor’s, 93, 113–14, 259–60, 265–66
and matrimonial ads, 45
and reuniting families and children, 266
Matatirtha orphage, 47
maternity ward, Patan Hospital: Conor in, 52–53
Monkey Temple (Kathmandu), 148–49, 233–34
mother, Nuraj and Krish’s
children’s visits with, 80, 81, 83
seven children with, 83–89, 90–91, 92, 93–94, 99, 100–102, 183, 184
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visit to Little Princes by, 74–81
Mother Teresa, 103, 150
Moti (Dhaulagiri House cook/housekeeper), 271
Mount Everest, 14, 267
Mugu region: Sandra’s trek in, 46, 47–49
Mundi (Humla village), 182–83
Nanu (orphan), 68, 72, 93
Narda (guide), 48–49
Navin (orphan)
Conor first meets, 86, 87
at Dhaulagiri House, 145–46
disappearance of, 102
family of, 179, 217–19, 240
finding of, 129, 130, 131–32
malnutrition of, 129, 130, 131–32
Mandan as brother of, 179
at Nepalganj airport, 217–19
with Nuraj’s mother, 85, 86, 87
search for, 107, 120
at Umbrella Foundation, 132, 133–34
Nepal
blackouts in, 244
Conor’s decision to return to, 102–10
Conor’s departures from, 53–55, 269–71, 274–75
Conor’s missing of, 62, 63
curfew in, 99–100, 101, 114
elections in, 82–83
Liz’s visits to, 150–51, 159–60, 199, 205, 208, 214, 219–20, 223–27, 228, 229, 233–36, 242–45, 260–61
news in United States about politics in, 97–98, 99–100
poverty in, 266
protests in, 99–100
social hierarchy in, 45–46
See also Kathmandu, Nepal; specific village or district
“Nepal time,” 268
Nepalganj (Humla town), Conor-Navin family meeting in, 217–19
Nepali: Conor learns, 10–13, 22–23
Next Generation Nepal (NGN)
board of directors for, 106
Charlottesville newspaper story about, 109–10, 122
finding children’s home of, 138–40
fund-raising for, 104, 106, 107, 109, 120, 138, 263, 269
Howe as replacement for Conor at, 269–71
launching of, 104–10
Little Princes children learn about, 156
Liz’s request for information about, 122–23
naming of, 106, 184
purpose/mission of, 105–7, 266
Simikot as base for home of, 279
See also Dhaulagiri House
Nishal (orphan)
bedtime for, 35
and Conor remembering names of children, 23, 25, 26
and Conor’s return to Nepal, 112
crying by, 50
Dawa’s story about, 33
independence of, 68
and Jablo incident, 142
oiling of, 67
photograph of, 87
as soccer player, 48
and towel incident, 25
toys for, 38
Nuraj (orphan)
bedtime for, 34–35
and Bollywood movie incident, 121
and Conor’s arrival at Little Princes, 19