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Dharamsala and Manali
... On est resté discuter pendant plus de 2h et il nous a dit qu’il retournait à Xiahe quelques jours plus tard, cette fois par vol et avec un passeport. Sinon il n’a fait que pleuvoir et on a remarqué trop tard qu’on n’avait pas pris de photos tibétaines.
On avait 12h de bus pour Manali, et on y est resté 2 nuits pour ne pas avoir 2 fois 12h de bus à la suite (tous les bus sont des bus gouvernementaux, vraiment pas chers, mais pas ...
Dharamsala
... Ganj.
Our last day was spent finishing our painting (which in retrospect I will describe as an extreme painting experience which included small children heading home with hands, faces and clothes smeared with paint!). Very proud of the school's new look, our small group was ready to reunite with the rest of the Youth International team just back from their retreat!
Our reunion was a very loud and joyous occasion filled ...
The silence was deafening - And I loved it!
... Vipassina. The course is set up as 6 days of lectures and meditations with a 1 hour session each day of discussion groups. It is then followed by 2 days of a more strict Vipassina style of no talking and all day meditation. Its a great introduction to Buddhism and mediation. I figured I'd like to know wtf I'm actually doing, what everything means before diving into something like Vipassina with no knowledge whatsoever of emptiness, ...
Triund: The Ill-fated Adventure
... trekkers), while it seemed doubtful that some of the others would make it the entire 9 kms up to Triund. But we were all excited and talking a good game at 5 am when we met in McLeod Ganj's main square to take the taxis to the trail head.
Yes, that's right 5 am. In the morning. You read right. Now, if the planning had been left up to the Americans and French of the group, we probably wouldn't have left until at least 9 am. But the ...
India Activism!
... same time. At the center, women come together and talk about why things are the way they are and how they can change. Tara and other volunteers identify which women have the capacity to be a leader to spread the information throughout the village. They also teach women “body literacy” by hosting a confidential circle with open conversation about puberty, sex, and other topics. Jagori Grameen is against forced contraceptives (birth ...
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