Lhakar-Friendly Loafers

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Everything’s made in China, everything. So why even bother trying to buy ethically, right? Even TOMS, which is supposed to be an ethical shoe company, produces their shoes in China. What’s a Tibetan… Continue reading

Exchanging love notes

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What girl doesn’t want flowers, chocolates, and love notes from her love…in Tibetan? I was totally surprised that Tashi had attempted to write me a note in Tibetan. Yes, he refers himself to me… Continue reading

NYC Summer Lhakar Actions

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So, it might seem like I’m cheating by posting what our SFT HQ interns are doing for Lhakar – but I’m really not. We (SFT HQ) have been lucky to have two amazing… Continue reading

Me & Mama Make Momos

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Amalas (Tib: Mothers) know best, and that proved true once again today. With so many other things going on right now, I was at a loss as to what to post for my… Continue reading

Status Update

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Hey people, this is just a quick status update. I am currently at Womad Festival representing Tibet and Students for a free Tibet, UK (SFT UK)  for one week. I am low on… Continue reading

Teaching Creative Writing (with a Side of Tibet)

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Variety is the spice of life, right? So, there’ll be no long post on Tibetan literature today. I decided that instead of writing a post in the privacy of my apartment, I’d do… Continue reading

Apha (ཨ་ཕ།) by Dekyi Tsering (བདེ་སྐིྱད་ཚེ་རིང།)

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I wanted to share this video today because of the beautiful and touching lyrics. I am sure you all have already figured out that Apha is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The… Continue reading

‘Thank you Communist Party of China’

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[Guest entry by Bhuchung D. Sonam *] As a kid growing up in Tibet under China, the first song that I learned was The East Is Red. It was one of the most… Continue reading

Dharamsala Welcomes His Holiness on Lhakar

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Photos by Norbu Wangyal and dtseten

གསོལ་ཇ་ མཆོད་ | Solja Choe | Have Some Tea

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(Src: chinaodysseytours.com) If one has ever been to Dharamsala or any parts of India, at some point of the journey, one wouldn’t miss his/her eye beyond the rims of the most basic and necessary… Continue reading