Tashi Delek friends!
So tomorrow we leave for TIBET! Yup, 7am. We're flying to Lhasa we're we'll be spending 6 days exploring and learning. Then we do about 8 nights of camping in several areas whos names escape me. They are very important and interesting sites in Tibet. Mostly religious sites. We'll be doing lots of day hiking and a 3-4 day trek towards the end... with yaks! Holy moly.
So what does going to Tibet mean? Well for one it means that I will not be writing on this blog or checking my email. Thats because China reads EVERYTHING, no joke. If I opened my blog in Tibet they would see that I have been to Dharamsala and saw His Holiness and then I could get in trouble. Same goes for my email. So in the mean time I just won't check it while in Tibet. But you should still write to me, I promise I'll write back when I come back to Nepal in a few weeks!
I also know I promised pictures, but unfortunately the internet is too slow to upload them, so that too will have to wait. In the mean time check out wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudnanath_Stupa and read about the stupa (It also has pictures). Its a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The guesthouse we've been staying at is right next to the stupa.
So tomorrow we're off, I'll catch you on the other side...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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Sam- Yesterday I went to Middletown, New York. In a management training class I was co-facilitating we did a sub-arctic survival simulation. OK it is not as exciting as Nepal, or Tibet. I did stop at a Thruway rest area. Your trip and studies sound terrific. I am impressed with the intensity of the learning and the cultural experience. Moving out of our comfort zone and experiencing a culture that is truly not Americanized is a real eye opener. I am looking forward to hearing more. Love, Aunt Rebecca
Sam-
I was in Middletown, New York yesterday! OK it can't compare with Nepal and Tibet but I did stop at a Thruway rest area. Your trip and studies sound terrific. I am impressed by the level of intensity of the studies combined with travel/cultural experiences. Spending time in cultures that truly are different and not entirely Americanized is really eye opening. Enjoy and I am looking forward to hearing more. Love, Aunt Rebecca
Hi, Sam,
Wow, either I'm not checking your blog often enough or you're doing quite a bit of moving around! I'm glad you'll get more of a chance to experience KTM later on, as it's definitely really overwhelming at first. If you liked Boudhanath, try to get to Swayambou (aka the monkey temple, with another stupa) and Pashupatinath (Hindu temple where bodies are sent to be cremated on Saturday mornings). There's also a beautiful Tibetan monastery out in the Sitapaila area beyond Swayambou. It's a hard uphill hike to get to it, but the view from the top is gorgeous.
I can't wait to hear about your adventures in Tibet! I'm sure it's beautiful. It must feel quite creepy and "Big Brother"-like, though, to have to avoid visiting certain Internet sites and writing things about Tibet and HHDL...
-R
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