Nepal, July 17 -- At 3,500 meters, Manang wakes up before the world below. The air is thin and crisp. My first morning, I stood at the edge of the village and watched light stretch slowly over the peaks, not fast, not dramatic, just steady. The mountains don't perform here. They exist. And you feel small, but also strangely whole. A Place I Thought Existed Only Abroad I used to think such amazing views, snowy peaks, blue lakes, and tall pine trees only existed in other countries. But here in Manang, all of that came alive. It made me realise how much beauty Nepal holds. This valley changed the way I look at my own country.

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