The Devestation of the Earthquake Rippled across the Mountains and Hung Heavy Around the City of One Million People

Taking the short flight from Lukla–across the mountains–to Kathmandu resembled a scene from "Back to the Future" as the tiny plane linked two different worlds struggling to recover from the devistation of the earthquake. Kathmandu has the look of "business as usual" with some highlights of improvement that came through "an influx of cash" helping to "speed the recovery" of this poor country and its people in their "search for survival."

Along with construction workers rebuilding these  centuries old heritage sites, there are many volunteers working at sorting the sacred bricks and soil that will be used in part of the reconstruction process.