Monday, September 14, 2015

Getting Started

After various twists of my life, I'm at Ramapo.
I don't want to be lost here: as was the case elsewhere.
I want to use my FYS class titled "The Idea Lab: Affecting Change" as a grand opportunity to affect the change in my home. We had a devastating earthquake in Nepal in April and hundreds of aftershocks rocked the nation for three months after that. Thousands of lives perished and were wounded. Because the country is facing lots of problems as the consequence of the earthquake, it still needs help. I want to help my country at this moment from a very innovative way.

I had a narrow escape in the earthquake myself. I'm one of the survivors of the massive destruction and loss. Because I dream to be a writer, and because I've lived the horror of the quake, I want to write the story of the earthquake and develop a book!
Two events linked to the earthquake made headlines: A massive avalanche on Mount Everest unleashed by the quake killing 19 people, including one of the executives of Google. And crash of a US rescue helicopter that killed six US marines, two Nepal Army officers, and seven civilians.
I want to connect these two events on my story.
So, how does my book affect change?
I will have the book published and whatever money is earned by its sale, I want to help the victims of the quake back home. If publishing may take lots of time, I will self-publish the book.


 

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