Hotel Sahiwa Dharamsala

... vont travailler pour la saison touristique de Noël. Aïe, avec tous ces vendeurs, faut éviter Goa à cette période de l&#8217;année! Quoi faire avec ces histoires de vie ? Je me dis, que nous sommes au bon endroit pour y laisser de notre argent, au profit de cette bonne femme et ses enfants. <br><br>Quant aux mendiants dans la rue, il faut pas se faire prendre par les émotions. Quelqu&#8217;un qui connaît bien l&#8217;Inde (Blaise pour ne pas le nommer) nous a raconté que ...

... What does one do with that information? Well, according to him, you go and see a Tibetan doctor (I was thinking you LEAVE India as you don't have to worry about hearing things like that when you are in the Western world. I'm all about the holistic treatment and view of the body, to some extent, but there are times, like when you go for a massage, when you just don't want to hear about it!!)<br><br>So, on to Dr. Yeshi, recomended by Tomer and Manu, two of my yoga ...

... dedication to the Free Tibet movement. Throughout the week since I last updated my blog I have found many opportunities for a few new cultural faux pas. Faux pas # 1, for one of our research papers we had to interview a number of people and I was asking one of the Tibetan staff about interviewing nuns. She said I should make sure to bring a gift, like some fruit. But not just something like 3 fruit, because obviously that's embarrassing. This surprised me, three ...

... killing of fetuses when they were found to be female. I thought there was this sort of problem in China with the one child thing but didn't know it was here. Another thing contributing to domestic violence is the rise in sales of alcohol in rural areas from GOVERNMENT liquor stores. The government says it should put these shops around so that the taxes from the liquor go to local farming irrigation projects, these projects are mostly amoungst the well off/well connected farming ...

... Very Beautiful! Well that's all for now. Don't want to push my luck and risk another computer mishap. Sorry about the spelling and grammar (Gram, I know you're reading this). Just some quick props to the folks at Green Hotel where I spent almost two weeks. Loved my little room and its cold shower and my giant spider roommate. Thanks for the hearty breakfasts and the smiles! Thanks Chi, Raejesh and Suvash the "CakeMaster".

... got back from the USA where they had been touring. We went for a drink before the gig and then at 7.30 headed down to the school where they were playing. We went in and they were selling cake and some guy was on stage singing crazy **** with an acoustic guitar, and all of the audience were sitting on the floor watching, so we went and stood at the back (It was pretty full). The band came on and everyone cheered but everyone stayed sitting down. We thought, ok we haven't ...

... music, started dancing, and we followed as best we could. It was a scream, and a great workout!). Also had a visit to a tea plantation. We could get the local bus to Palampur in our spare time (not that we had much!). I went a couple of times. The local bus was quite entertaining - one time, I was on the bus and a man got on with a sheep! We also had two weekend excursions. The first weekend we went to Amritsar. From there ...

... I am staying at the guesthouse, in a room that smells like fresh paint and wood. I wake up to the sound of exotic birds in the bamboo and flowers around the house. This is my little retreat, away from the group, alone, with time to read novels. I'm working on my independent study project, learning how the Tibetan community in exile is preserving their culture, how they can at an institute that is foreign owned.... I ...

... and explore. But, as a COUNTRY, a political entity consisting of laws, leaders, governance, and political borders, I can't stand it. This is the country that saw Mao and his infamous little red book lead a cultural revolution that destroyed much of the culture that had taken thousands of years to build. (Yes, I am aware much has returned, and there is plenty of blame to spread over other countries for any number of reasons, but this is China's turn.) One of the most iconic ...

... without a manager. I declined his offer (I like to play football but I was over twice their height and didn't want to injure anyone!) but thanked him and resumed my search for Yoshi.<br><br>I went and stood in the central box with the monks and watched the games for a while longer. There was pole-vaulting, high jumping, sprinting and hurdles and the crowd were rapturous with the climax of each race or event (not seemingly supporting anyone but at the same time supporting everyone). I asked ...