Kathmandu, 1978. Setting trends before they were 'cool'. 🇳🇵✨ "Before I was a digital archaeologist on @base, I was a 'cultural hippie' in Nepal. I wanted a traditional gold nose stud. The local jeweler was terrified—he’d never seen a Western woman ask for one. There were no piercing studios. Just a thick darning needle, a bottle of alcohol for the pain, and a crowd of curious locals watching me bleed for my style. When I got back to Amsterdam, a cashier stared at me like I was an alien. Two years later, everyone had one. I’ve always been an early adopter. From 1970s subcultures to being one of the first digital artists in 1998.

Kathmandu, 1978. Setting trends before they were cool
Hippie in Nepal.

I wanted a gold nose stud. The jeweler was terrified—he’d never seen a Western woman ask for one. Just a thick darning needle, a bottle of alcohol , and a crowd of curious locals . #HippieTrail #SettingTrends #PersonalHistory