I arrived on Monday in Dharamsala, where I’ll be spending the next 7 weeks. D’sala is a small town at the base of the Himalayan mountains in Northern India. The atmosphere is totally different from Delhi: the air is fresh and clean, and everyone is very relaxed and friendly. The snow capped mountains are absolutely stunning. In clear weather, they rise from the ground so rapidly it looks as though there is a solid wall straight from the ground to the sky.
Dharamsala is really divided into two distinct towns: the primarily Indian town (where I am staying), and McLeod Ganj, a primarily Tibetan town which is home to the (exiled) Dali Lama. There is a fascinating mix of people and religions here!
I am volunteering at a detox center, working with 5 or so young men who are recovering drug and alcohol addicts. The work will certainly pose a different challenge than working with children!
1 comment:
Great pictures, great political/economic insights/great fare-thee-well to the pancake and spider goddess.
Can you visit the Dhali Lama who resides there?
Congrats on Harvard.
I got rejected from Harvard Med School after making it through the first round of interviews.
I did get a fellowship at Harvard
Your grandmother would have been very proud of you-so I have to be extra proud (even tho I am partial to creative beserkely campus)
Wan
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