Shanta’s parents, Sushila Darnal (mother) and Chhabilal Darnal (father), live in a small village in the Ramechhap District of Nepal about 160 miles from the capitol, Kathmandu. (Photo by Scott Squire)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.