Mike (Convoy Films) decided last minute it would be interesting to come to Delhi with one of our friends who is in the process of getting her yellow book for travel. With barely 2 hours before the bus departed, we gathered our stuff together. The bus is 12 hours (no bathroom thank you) – and […]
Lord, they cut an internet cable when working on the roads, so I haven’t had any for 2 days! Anyway! My friend Deb got here a few days ago, she works with Arvind at the Dharamsala dog rescue. They fix the stray dogs, give them shots, and work in the community to educate the public […]
Today, one of Kyipa’s friends donated an autoclave to her NGO to present to the clinic at Jampaling, the elders’ home here in Dharamsala. The clinic did not have one, and had to go every day to the neighboring hospital to sterilize gauze and needles. Kyipa has been very involved, and supporting this home. They […]
March 12th was the Tibetan Women’s uprising day. The Tibetan Women’s Association organized a march, and activities throughout the day at the temple. There were photos on display, and they also invited people to paint. Many of the pictures were by the students at TCV, but Wangdue, Tenzin, me and Catlyn painted too: Love0 Share […]
Today we spent the day at Lower Tibetan Children’s Village, where Kusang spent his last two years of school, and where Kyipa’s sister teaches. We had a really good time walking around the grounds. I can’t begin to explain the community feeling, everything that you could need is there: canteen, home, classes, playgrounds, doctors, sports […]
I’ve been wanting to post this, it just took a bit of time, and trying to get a stable Internet connection! Last night, there was a second screening of a new documentary — Mike was able to watch it with us this time. The first screening was last Saturday at the Dalai Lama’s Temple at […]
So on Sunday, we cleaned the Hope Center offices in preparation for the students. I also picked Mike up from the airport, and we went to dinner with the Board Members. Monday started early, with our first meeting of the new year. We discussed the class schedule,and different activities. Last night, Kyipa and Kusang came […]
THIS IS THE VIDEO I promised the other day. Kusang and I used iMovie, it was his first video editing lesson. I think I’ve already thanked Mike at Convoy for teaching me, but Mike saved us again today. As Tenzin and I were working on the new brochures and postcards, we realized we had a […]
So last night was New Year’s Eve. Kyipa invited Kusang and I over for a traditional dinner. We just had a really good time hanging out. Needless to say, we had even more fun making a video of it! You can Watch it Here! Today, volunteers and board members of The Hope Center joined Kyipa’s […]
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