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INDIA | Sunday, 19 Apr 2015 | Views [1758]
I am extremely fortunate to be living and teaching English for 3 and a half months at the Tibetan Buddhist nunnery of Jamyang Choling, near Dharamshala, India.
What is life in a nunnery like? First, it’s a very peaceful and tranquil ... Read more >
Tags: buddhist, dharamshala, india, jamyang choling, mcleod ganj, nun, nunnery, tibetan
INDIA | Saturday, 12 May 2012 | Views [2490]
I’m sitting here feeling very full and satisfied after dinner in one of McLeod Ganj’s newest restaurants – and one of the most unusual. About five minutes’ walk down the road from Snow Height is Jogiwara Village, a small collection of houses, an ... Read more >
Tags: books, cafes, illiterati, mcleod ganj, restaurants
INDIA | Monday, 26 Mar 2012 | Views [1226]
Sunday in Dharamsala - featuring a sit-in, a snow monkey and a Prime Minister
Last Sunday Jocelyn, Eva and I decided to go to St John’s stone church, which was built by the British in the nineteenth century when McLo was a ... Read more >
Tags: dharamsala, mcleod ganj, petition, snow monkey, united nations tibet
INDIA | Saturday, 17 Mar 2012 | Views [994]
A couple of days ago we had our first monkey visitors. I woke up to hear chattering noises outside and went out onto the balcony to find a family of monkeys coming down the hill. The babies were bouncing around like mad on the roof above my room, peering ... Read more >
Tags: lhamos croissant, mcleod ganj
INDIA | Wednesday, 14 Mar 2012 | Views [963]
I'm sitting in Cafe 1 2 in McLo drinking lemon ginger honey and feeling very happy to be back. The old place is pretty much the same as last time except quite a lot colder - the mountains are covered in snow (beautiful) and there is a real chill in the ... Read more >
Tags: dharamsala, english teaching, mcleod ganj, mclo
INDIA | Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 | Views [4850]
While I lived in McLo I stayed at Snow Height Apartments. It was conveniently sited right next to the Tibet Charity school, but it was down the hill from the main part of town,where the shops, street stalls and restaurants were found. There were ... Read more >
Tags: dalai lama, dharamsala, dharamshala, kora, mcleod ganj, mclo
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