Hotel Tres Kalimpong

The past few days, we have been resting since our schedule at RBB Village was so packed out. We seriously went non-stop from about 6:30 am to 11:30 pm each night, but it was so awesome because God was moving so powerfully, and in our teams' weakness, God showed His strength. Actually, some of the team has been sick lately with ...

... of hillside land that the indian army decided would do quite nicely for an army base. the monastery itself is just beautiful, with lovely views across the hills, an oval for the young monks to play cricket on and all types of other buildings that monks live and work in. a young monk took me for a tour of the older rooms that are being repainted and kindly posed for a photo. what else can i say about kalimpong? i had a nice lunch and a nice chat to some older men in gompu's restaurant ...

... How typical, I thought. A clairvoyant wise woman on a tea estate in Darjeeling gives me relationship advice and I don't understand a word. All I pick up is 'Such is life', 'woman want caring and loving', 'god is looking after you' and 'have no worries. This will be a happy new year.' As I walk back up the long and lonely road to town I infuse these words with all the wisdom that her demeanour exuded and decide that this chance encounter should set the town for the last of 2008 for me.

... s not as loud either. Lots of Tibetans have moved here since 1959 when the Chinese invaded Tibet. Been here since Saturday. Sunday morning I couldn't sleep so I went walking, saw the world's 3rd highest mountain at dawn which was quite a site. On Sunday went to the zoo which was remarkably nice. Saw some tigers, snow leopards, bears, monkeys, etc. On the walk back to the ...

... as a way to get children interested in school. "Reality is a question of perspective; the further you get from the past, the more concrete and plausible it seems- but as you approach the present, it inevitably seems more and more incredible. Suppose yourself in a large cinema, sitting at first in the back row, and gradually moving up, row by row, until your nose is almost pressed against the screen. Gradually the stars' faces dissolve into dancing grain; tiny details assume ...

... to wind down after the project in Bangladesh, after cycling a rickshaw to India, and after a week spent visiting a Bangladeshi friend in a hospital where he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. I've actually been surprised by the level of activity which I have been able to sustain. I knew my birthday was going to be an interesting day when I woke up and for the first time since my arrival the sky had cleared. Darjeeling is within perfect viewing ...

... s autem nám doporučil jednu ubytovnu, která byla shodou okolností i v průvodci, akorát jsme nevěděli kde se v tomto městě nachází. Dojeli jsme tam taxíkem (a jestěze tak) a měli na výběr z několika pokojíků. Buď byl přímo na rusné ulici zato s teplou sprchou, nebo víc vzadu s teplou vodou v kýblu za příplatek, anebo úplně vzadu bez světla a děsně navlhlý. Vlhké byly nakonec asi vsechny ...

Darjeeling sonne a mes oreilles comme la musique du thé anglais, fine porcelaine et majordome crispé. Quand j'entends le mot Darjeeling, c'est d'ailleurs l'accent pincé de ma vieille professeur d'anglais de classe preparatoire, un modele du genre portant chignion, jupe en laine et chemisier blanc. Le mot traine en longueur sur son "a" qui meriterait d'etre double, le petit doigt en l'air. Darjeeling se trouve etre une station ...

... was fairly uneventful. We just hiked and hiked taking frequent breaks for photos of the surrounding terrain. The terrain was like something out of a movie. For those with a good memory, I felt like I was in the same type of terrain from the very beginning of Jurassic Park, where they fly in on the copter and see all the green mountains, valleys, and peaks. Anyway, there are tons of pictures to show what I saw. So about 4 hours in, we stopped for lunch. This is where I got a taste of ...

... Before the trainers from CMA called us for rock climbing most us had quick splash at the Reshi River. The water was cold but once one gets used to it was a very enjoyable. After a quick bath we went for the rock climbing session, the rock was not high enough but it gave us a good opportunity to learn the basics as most of us were novices in this field. Few of us went in deep thought by gazing in the river. It helps in ...