From a refugee camp in Nepal to the skies above America, Shabya Bista’s journey breaks barriers and inspires a community. Her parents, Gopal Bista and Neeru Bista, married in Beldangi Refugee Camp in eastern Nepal, where life was defined by hardship but also by the unbreakable bonds of community. Shabya attended her primary school in the Beldangi 2 Refugee Camp until the age of seven. The Bista family has since made their home in Nashville, Tennessee, where Shabya grew up embracing both her Bhutanese heritage and her new American identity. Her journey from a refugee camp in Nepal to the skies over America is nothing short of extraordinary.