Round top backpack in assorted gyari fabric measuring 13″ wide X 17″ tall X 5.5″ deep. Rounded top closes with a simple zipper, two front pockets with zipper closures and one flap for added detail. Two water bottle holders on the sides with elastic band and padded inner pocket with security strap for a laptop.
Fleeing from Tibet at the age of 12 with little schooling and no money, Pema-la Lama struggled to settle herself into her new country of Nepal.
A refugee there, she taught herself to read and write in Nepali and learned how to knit and sew, all the while caring for 6 younger siblings and tending to a father dying of cancer.