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Misha Gitberg our trot from London, Budapest, Viena, Rome, Florence, Venice, Sophia, Istanbul, Doha-all so we can finally get to India! then Nepal, and then Thailand! and then Laos, USA and Canada.

Trip: India

There are [4] stories from my trip: India


Indian letters 3: Bir, Amritsar, Haridwar

INDIA | Wednesday, 28 Nov 2007 | Views [4276]

Dear Friends and Family,   as I am writing this letter I have a dawning of a realization that most of you have very little time for long letters.  I imagine  you looking at this letter sitting in your Inbox with 100s of others and thinking whether ... Read more >

Tags: Culture


Indian letters 2

INDIA | Monday, 26 Nov 2007 | Views [1104]

Dear Family and Friends, we are back at  Dharamsala (from Ladakh) and just finished the 10 days retreat at Tushita monastery. It  was fruitful yet challenging as I struggled with a very traditional Buddhist discourse (even though it was taught by ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating


child labor-reply to Lesli

INDIA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [1411]

In terms of child labor, it is hard to figure out how it works without knowing the customs and language. It seems that many Tibetan and Indian families hire a child, usually 8-15 years old to be a servant, which is a 24/7 kind of duty. These children ... Read more >

Tags: People


Indian letters 1

INDIA | Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 | Views [903]

Dear Friends and Family,   I am writing from India, yes! Teodora and I have made it here!   For those of  you  with whom I have not been in touch after my 6 months at the Gampo Abbey, I will provide a brief report of my last 9 months  ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures