Nepal is amongst some of the poorest countries in the world. It is stuck in a never-ending cycle of poverty. Families find themselves forced to send their children to work instead of school to sustain themselves, which makes them prone to having lower paying jobs than they would if they had finished with their education. Living in the Vail Valley, it is common to see teenagers whose parents own million dollar homes working for sport. We live in a bubble and are unaware of everything happening around us. The difference between the two worlds is incredibly sad to acknowledge. With a population of 31.5 million people, 8 million, or ¼ of the population in Nepal is living on less than $1.25 daily. Back home, $1.25 gets you so much as a single bottle of water or a pack of gum. The mere fact that anyone gets by on that amount of money is absolutely astonishing.

Along with being amongst the poorest countries, Nepal is ranked 11^th in the world for vulnerability to earthquakes. Last year, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck and destroyed millions of homes, schools, hospitals, and it is by far the most historic event that has happened within the past 80 years. It happened last year, but is it really considered history when the impact still resonates today? You look out the window and see piles of bricks, homes that are missing roofs, windows, walls, and people going on about their days with that as their realities. That is the reason why we are here. The Nepali government has hardly done anything to aid the families devastated by the earthquake. Knowing that makes me want to work my ass off and do anything in my power to help in any way possible. No matter how small of an impact we make, it is a start.