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This chapter was originally half as long.  As I sat with the original version today, I was inspired to write about my first meetings with my Teachers.  These are precious memories, ones that I hold very close to my heart.  I hope you, too, are touched by the sweetness of their recollection. Chapter 4- Maine, [...]

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Chapter 3- Lhasa: Sanskrit and Poetry When the two young monks arrived in Lhasa the first thing they needed to do was find a room for rent.  Luckily, Khenpo Lobsang’s brother had a contact who owned a two-room apartment for rent for only 200 Yuan a month, the equivalent of 20 dollars a month.  Once [...]

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This post is actually hard for me to share.  There is a discomfort with shining the light on my own life and memories, it’s more raw and exposing.  But it wouldn’t be a cross-cultural memoir unless I share my side of the story, too!  I use a stream of consciousness writing style and when I [...]

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Today’s post is a favorite of mine.  I wove together stories Tashi has shared with me over the years about his childhood and presented them in this first chapter of our memoir.  I hope you can find yourself transported to this wonderful place and time in Old Tibet, before the onset of modernization and Chinese [...]

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In this post I am beginning to publicly share the work I originally started a year and a half ago- a creative thesis in fulfillment of my master’s degree.  I earned a self-designed masters in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Cross-Cultural Studies from Excelsior College.  I chose to pursue my degree from Excelsior because [...]

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