7 Things Everyone Who's Been to Nepal Has Lying Around Their House

3. The incense

Your senses may suffer from depression after being somewhere as stimulating as Nepal. In steps the incense sticks and cones; they form the skirting of a temporary shrine of souvenirs remembering the good times on Freak Street.

4. The Buddha

The jovial, bronze chubby fellah probably spent some time at the helm of your shrine to Nepali life. Beaming with inner peace. Now he rolls around in your desk drawer like a lonely cue ball in the gutter of a pool table.

5. A musical instrument

The singing bowl or the tablas, which one was it? I never mastered either so escaped having an ornamental pair in my bedroom. Maybe you’ve had a razz on them once or twice since but it’s probably time to think about passing them on to your musical friend.

6. Khukuri and Surya Lights

For all the smokers out there, and those with a penchant for cheap liquor.

7. Prayer beads

I was tempted to sacrilegiously buy a loop of prayer beads — the thought of it doubling as a necklace may have crossed your mind. Like a snake shedding its skin, you’ve probably relinquished this to the depths of your room. If you still bear a fondness for it, maybe it dangles from the top corner of your mirror like a beaded ninja rope.