Nepal has recovered from major shocks such as the 2015 earthquake, the Indian blockade, and the COVID pandemic. The challenge is to see how rebuilding Nepal avoids the same traps of graft, inefficiencies, and low-quality work at high costs. Rebuilding Nepal will rely a lot on the talent and investments of the diaspora. It will be important to truly understand what the youth of Nepal are looking for, and gauge the gap between their expectations and reality. The recent protests are proof of what can go wrong if these gaps are not understood.