“Lost in America” is a story of Kabin, a young guy, who comes to America with full of dreams and hopes for the future.
Kabin struggles a lot to adjust to the American system, and goes through the ordeals of a first generation immigrant.
After seventeen years, he finds himself trapped in America within his intricate personal and family life. He shows his strong desire to return back to his homeland, shows frustrations that he could not contribute anything to his country and starts doubting that his patriotism was actually an illusion.
On the other aspect, Kabin acquires a strong personality, positive attitude, self confidence and strength to face the challenges.
This book tries to bring the reader closer to understanding the process of transformation bringing the issue of changing from what the person was before - to a new realized person in a new culture. This process is identified as to how little time an immigrant gets to experience the opportunity of change - rather once his attention is able to be a focus of his personal "intention" then anything is possible. The story reflects upon the creative process that comes with self mastery and in this the writer assures himself a place in the history books as one person who, by personal diligence achieves that which many of us dream about - a transformed self.
Author was born and raised in a middle class Joshi family of Sundhara Elaccheyn, Patan , Nepal. He possesses a Masters and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Ukraine, and a Professional Engineering License in Electrical Engineering from California in America. Presently he is running a consulting company “S &P Consulting” in San Diego, California, USA.
Martial Arts is his passion. He has thirty eight years of experiences in Martial Arts from different countries- Nepal, Ukraine, Russia, Germany and USA. He has received the title of Grandmaster in 2005 for the creation of “Kungchido” a new system of Martial Arts by WOMA (World Organization of Martial Arts).
He received grandmaster recognition award and World Peace Award from the International Martial Arts festival and 18th World Peace Congress of IAEWP in Malaysia in 2008.
His hobbies include flying, chess, and traveling. He received his Private Pilot License from the National Air College in San Diego, California, USA in 2008.
“Lost in America” is the author’s third book.
Every human being comes with beautiful dreams and bright hopes in this life. Very few achieve it, while everyone has to go through bright and dark days. It is a fact that you never know what is next in your life. The most sensible thing to do is the best out of what we possess. To find a balance in one’s life is not an easy one, however it is a possibility.
The author tries to give a vivid picture of America for the average first generation immigrant. The main character of the story is Kabin, a young engineer from Nepal. He comes to America, hoping for the better life and future. Besides all the hurdles of an immigrant, Kabin had to face many challenges and adventures in his personal and family life. He explores his life, which is full of excitement, troubles, and unexpected circumstances. He finds himself lost in America. He never gives up. He resolves his problems with right decisions at the right times.
The author encourages the reader to face difficulties as a challenge and to overcome them. He hopes that this fiction will inspire people who have tragedies and tough life. He attempts to provide problem solving capabilities to the readers, and encourages them to believe in themselves and to find a possible way out of every crisis. Self confidence and brighter hopes for the future help to achieve goals and to continue life’s journey.
The journey of life will continue, one should look for a better life with positive thinking, though it is hard to implement in practical life. The author is trying to provide readers with a different way of living. The author believes that positive thinking is the key to success in life.