Salim Reshamwala

Of course, like, you know, I would be careful not to romanticize the childhood I had because it was tough, like, and it was tougher for a lot of people.

But it's become much easier, but the place has become unrecognizable.

It's such an interesting balance between trying not to romanticize, but also still remembering the good things that happened.

Oh, absolutely.

Yes.

There's absolutely a loss of innocence somehow.

But as someone who is sort of like has done decently well or has decent means in life.

So I think it's not fair to say that just because an innocence has been lost isn't worth all the changes that the bridges and roads have brought now.

It's so interesting thinking of a bridge as having an element of loss of innocence somehow.

I feel like we've got to give the last word to a poet.

Every step is a glimpse of possibility, every pull and inspiration to reach the other side.

But while you are here in the process of crossing, just remember you are attached to nothing yet connected to everything.

Far Flung is produced by Jesse Baker and Eric Newsom of Magnificent Noise for TED.

Our local producers for this episode are Nayan Bokril and Ranjan Jha.

Our production staff includes Sabrina Farhi, Elise Blenner-Hassan, Huwete Gitana, Bam Bam Chang, Sammy Case, and Michelle Quint with the guidance of Roxanne Highlash and Colin Helms.

Translations by Nayan Pokhril and Praveen Adhikari.

Special thanks to Gaurab Subba for the use of his poem, Sekar Parajuli for field interview support, and to Sushrut Acharya, Pragyan Tapagimire, Radha Burma, Saujanya Acharya, and Biraj Maharjan for our English voiceover.

Our fact-checkers are Nicole Bode and Paul Durbin.

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This episode was mixed and sound designed by Kristen Muller.