This is really happening and I am ecstatic. I am returning to Bhutan after 7 years back in Canada this fall. It all seems very surreal, as I have never lost my connection or my heart space for Bhutan. Bhutan truly stole a piece of my heart, especially my little red robed friends. It is [...]
It has been a long time since I wrote an email about my time in Bhutan. My experience this morning lends itself to an exclusive journal entry. I had the most wonderful experience this morning. I took my little Dago and his teacher Gembo (great friend of mine and who is nearly 100% blind) to the dentist. [...]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2006. Well, I finally managed to pull myself out of the house this afternoon to go visit my favourite little monks at the Monastery where I teach English, even if it was raining. Instead of playing Frisbee, I packed a storybook to entertain the monks. When I arrived at the monastery, very few [...]
AUGUST 30, 2006. Teaching the monks is generally the highlight of my week. I taught yesterday morning and it has been three weeks since I last taught them. I would like to believe that they have missed me when I was gone as I missed them. All their smiling faces, their mischief and how all [...]
AUGUST 2, 2006. Last Sunday, I had another great day playing with the monks. I ended up staying there for 5 hours. It is so great to interact with the monks on a different level. Actually, this time I had some older monks showing an interest in Frisbee. In just a few more weeks I [...]
JULY 23, 2006. I had an amazing day yesterday. I went to the Monastery to play with the monks and brought a football and two Frisbees for them to play with. I did not pull out the Frisbees until all the youngest and littlest monks became disinterested in the football. It was so cute. It is [...]
JULY 7, 2006. I just got home from teaching the little monks English this morning. I love to hear them laugh - one monk today broke out laughing and it was so great. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. It is really hard not to have a great time when I am there [...]
JULY 1, 2006. You will never guess what I have volunteered myself for? No, I am not trying to catch all the stray dogs in Bhutan, and I am not going to race in a mountain bike race, instead I have volunteered my English services! I have taken on the challenge of trying to teach English [...]
