Yangjen Lama grew up in a remote mountain village of Dhinga (lakha) in the Namkha Rural Municipality of Humla district of mid-west Nepal. After graduating 10th standard, she moved to Kathmandu for further studies and holds a degree in international business management and was likely to pursue her career in the banking sector, however, things changed when she realized that she had no greater passion than traveling and exploring nature and new cultures.

So, in 2018 Ms. Lama tied up with smiling eyes international travel and tours as a co-owner to provide authentic travel experiences in the Himalayas to fellow traveler like her. She is very fluent in Tibetan, Nepali, Hindi, and English. She had more than three-year experience in herbal and handicrafts business. She is more in the office working on sales and looking after the daily operation.