Chapter 3- Lhasa: Sanskrit and Poetry When the two young monks arrived in Lhasa the first thing they needed to do was find a room for rent. Luckily, Khenpo Lobsang’s brother had a contact who owned a two-room apartment for rent for only 200 Yuan a month, the equivalent of 20 dollars a month. OnceRead more ⟶
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Lotus Love– a Tibetan-American Cross-Cultural Memoir
Chapter 2 of “Lotus Love- a Tibetan-American Cross-Cultural Memoir”- Greenwich: Affluence & Opportunity
This post is actually hard for me to share. There is a discomfort with shining the light on my own life and memories, it’s more raw and exposing. But it wouldn’t be a cross-cultural memoir unless I share my side of the story, too! I use a stream of consciousness writing style and when IRead more ⟶
The Second Installment of “Lotus Love- a Tibetan-American Cross-Cultural Memoir” Chapter 1- Kham: Village Life and Shedra
Today’s post is a favorite of mine. I wove together stories Tashi has shared with me over the years about his childhood and presented them in this first chapter of our memoir. I hope you can find yourself transported to this wonderful place and time in Old Tibet, before the onset of modernization and ChineseRead more ⟶
Introducing “Lotus Love”- a Tibetan-American Cross-Cultural Memoir
In this post I am beginning to publicly share the work I originally started a year and a half ago- a creative thesis in fulfillment of my master’s degree. I earned a self-designed masters in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Cross-Cultural Studies from Excelsior College. I chose to pursue my degree from Excelsior becauseRead more ⟶