Traveling caught up with me, and I was a bit sick for the past two days. But, Tibetan New Year is about to start, and I have been really looking forward to it. Losar is based off of a lunar calendar. While normally it is a big celebration that can last for several weeks, this […]
Yesterday we met at my apartment — Kusang, Lhakchung, Tashi and Wangdue. We are working more with the TIbetan folk stories, reading out loud — pronunciation, and defining new words. Kusang looked over the new brochure copy, and later we met with Tenzin, another board member, who is doing the layout. Love0 Share Tweet Share […]
I started off the day at my apartment, with English lessons for the board members. The last time I was here, I had purchased a book of Tibetan folk stories. Our first lesson was reading a story together. We are taking turns reading paragraphs out loud, working on pronunciation, defining unknown words and then giving […]
Today was my first day meeting with everyone. Tashi, Tenzin, Kusang, Wangdue, Lhakchung and I all met. They are working to create business cards, a banner, letterhead, and brochures. Now that they have NGO status (they are a registered non-profit), these are all priorities. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
And what a fitting day to land in India!!!!! Just wanted to drop a quick blog that the flight was uneventful (yea!) and that I’m off to Dharamsala tomorrow! Namaste 🙂 Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
I’ve been online more than ever lately, reposting to raise awareness; friends have been helping loads! In the past 3 days we’ve raised almost $300, which is so amazing! One of the projects I’ve been researching is independent book publishing; I really want to be able to help the Hope Center put out their book […]
Today was the six year anniversary of Joe Strummer’s way-to-premature death. When I first started Built on Respect, there was no better ‘mission statement’ to me that his statement: In Fact PUNK ROCK means EXEMPLARY manners to your fellow human being. I’d recently been researching some other quotes, and thought I’d share them with you. […]
Hi all! So cool news, I’ve started a column on Inked Magazine’s website, featuring different tattooed personalities and the social causes they support! There will be a new interview up every other week. Hope you enjoy it 🙂 Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
Several weeks ago, Tasha at NYHC started on my right arm, we’re doing a Tibetan flag, and started with the Snow Lions. Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
They are fast approaching and it’s been a few days since I’ve blogged. Inked Magazine has let me start a new column, Inked for a Cause; it appears exclusively on their website, with a new one every other week. It’s really nice to be able to interview people specifically on the charitable work they do […]
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