User:Ratnapokharel

Ratna B. Pokharel, was Born in Surkhet, Nepal, but grew up mostly in Kathmandu where he attended most of his school as well. Wondered for a few years after high school in Kathmandu for college where he passed his bachelor's of Science with few subjects uncompleted for Masters in Statistics, came to the US for college in 1996, at University of Berkeley, California.

Family wise, I have still my grand mother of 92 years old. I have two parents residing in Nepal. Currently I stay with my three daughters and my wife in USA. My latest girl was born on September 5th.

Actually there was a reason for me to come to USA. My eldest daughter Rhea Pokharel suffers from unknown mental retardation. She suffered from febrile seizures when she was young associated with fevers. What we thought to be febrile seizures might have been epilleptical. When kids are young you do not know the much difference of metal retardation. She always started things late. At two and half we really found that there is something is wrong on her. That what made me move to USA. Since then we have been to different doctors including Standford but the result has been really worrysome. Its been said that she will remain so mentally retarded throughout the her life.

Went to University of California and finished my Computer Information Systems degree. Since then I had been working with in computer field specially software side. My transition from Nepal to USA has been some sort of new exprience but equally stressful.

Since beginning of life in USA, I always missed my extended family, the support, the help we would have recieved for Rhea. USA is a place where you need to be healthy to survive. There is financial stress as well competition on everything. Any way the life in USA is moving so, so.

I have been working lately as Senior Software Engineer at Oracle. I love software and devote my time to learn new technology. Although I do not have time I spare some time to learn a bit.