I chose to write about Nepal because I want to understand its history on a deeper level and contextualize an upcoming visit to Nepal later this year. I will be traveling to Kathmandu and Pokhara along with my wife, an American who lived in Nepal with her family between 1998 and 2004. I have heard my wife Cara and her friends refer to Nepal as an “undeveloping nation,” meaning that Nepal’s economy and standard of living are getting worse, not better. I have spent time in underdeveloped countries