"Nepal, close to the stars," tells the volunteer experience of the author and her son at a school in Nepal, the Kanasugi Ingles Boarding School, located in Tikapur, a small town southwest of the country to which they traveled in late January 2013 and where they remained for two months. In a conversational and casual tone, Lola Marine shares with readers cultural contrasts, anecdotes and experiences, feelings and sensations of an unforgettable journey that also lead them to Kathmandu and Pokhara."