The author of "Little Princes", Conor Grennan, grew restless at his office job in Prague. He had quickly decided to take a year off and travel around the world, since he did not have any plans for settling down nor any reason to conserve his savings. However, he realized spending most of his savings to leave suddenly on a year-long trip looked more than a little selfish, and decided to do some volunteer work so he would appear selfless. There were many volunteer opportunities available, but he chose to work with orphaned children in Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries. Conor did not want to boast to his friends and family back home about his volunteering when the work sounded easy, so he decided to do something that would really impress people.
His attitude changed drastically during his visit, this was especially apparent when he left Little Princes for the first time. He had grown close with all of the children, and their outlook on life, in spite of the trials they had been through, changed Conor's perspective for the better. He made sure to return in a year, after he had completed his previous travel plans.
Initially, Conor had gone to Nepal out of guilt, more or less. He did not want people to think of him as selfish for using most of his savings on a world trip, and thought it best to volunteer for a few months so he would not damage his reputation. After those first few months, however, Conor grew to love the Nepalese children and returned to them a year later.
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