November 06, 2004
good morning from Shigatse
I am luxuriating in a hot bath in shigatse, the second biggest city in Tibet. Pretty random place right? so imagine me in my own little tibet bubble with my SIT group, going to check my e-mail when an asian...Read this update
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November 03, 2004
and Kerry loses
I really hope John Kerry wins the election - I had a fitful sleep all last night about it. I'll know in about an hour theoretically, assuming nothing got screwed up... Breanna and I were talking in her tent last...Read this update
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November 01, 2004
Planning the next 8 years of my life
Yesterday while interviewing the Tibetan girl this chinese guy was hanging out there and he offered me a cigarette in chinese and it was one of the weirdest language experiences of my life. I understood what he said, sub-consciously from...Read this update
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Caves of Drakyul
Today we went to the caves of Drakyul where Padmasambhava meditated for 3 yrs 3 mos 3 wks and 3 days. The hike up was intense and included several snow falls. The town at the bottom however was like a...Read this update
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October 31, 2004
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween - I've decided I'll eat a lot of my candy in celebration. Last night was the best night I've had in months. I slept the whole night in a warm comfy bed. I really don't want to get...Read this update
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October 29, 2004
Tsethang
let me tell you about my day. So I got up the most disgusting I've ever been - cold sweaty, greasy with crumbs of dirt in my sleeping bag - the whole tent smelling of stinky feet - our bathtub...Read this update
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October 28, 2004
Samye
I'm at the top of the hill that overlooks samye as well as everything else in all directions - it's amazing. and by hill I mean Mt. Hepori. Incredibly tall, desert-like mountains create a backdrop for the flat landscape that...Read this update
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October 25, 2004
Week in review
The week in Lhasa was a blur of language class and lectures, shopping and sightseeing. I ate lots of chinese food which made me sick, got a cold, brushed off the chunks of rust off my chinese - realized I...Read this update
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The Jokhang
This morning I went to the Jokhang entirely intending upon going to class and then realizing it was way too big and busy to do in 45 min so I skipped class. I was sick and what's more important, seeing...Read this update
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October 20, 2004
Potala looks like the titanic
Last night I had dinner at the hotel for the first time and it was pretty good. I ate with Breanna and Phuntsok. went to bed and ended up sleeping like 2 hrs. Today we had language class which I...Read this update
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October 19, 2004
Drop made
Today was a good day - despite a constant, nasty stuffed/runny nose. Language class was pushed back to 11:30 because our teacher had class, so I had a nice leisurely breakfast and checked my e-mail. Then I went to the...Read this update
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October 18, 2004
Lhasa
Today was a good day. Got up with a nasty sore throat but cleared up on and off the rest of the day. Sylvia says I still sound like Peterla, (whatever that means) And by crazy I mean jam packed....Read this update
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