On why young Singaporeans are flocking to Nepal to do community service, SMU Accountancy undergraduate Peng Bojie, who has been there twice in the past two years to do community service, said: "Nepal seems mysterious. We do not hear much about it, apart from knowing that Mount Everest is there." For others, however, the intangible gains from a volunteer trip to Nepal are what keep them going back. SMU student Elaine Teo said: "Seeing shooting stars on a clear night, dancing with the local villagers, living humbly and learning what it means to be out of my comfort zone." There are no figures to show if the number of volunteers going to Nepal has grown, but there are signs that it is becoming the go-to place for young do-gooders. For example, students from SMU went there in 2006 on its first school-supported, student-initiated group community service trip. Since then, its students have made annual trips to Nepal to do community service, always with the aim of building the leadership potential of the Nepali youth in an initiative called Project Namaste. The project is now into its ninth edition, with a team going up later this year.