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Living with Tibetan Refugees: Paljor Ling
(In which we make Tibetan bread and are inducted into the elderly women’s circle.) -Karma- Our second camp, Paljor Ling, defies Tibetan camp norms. Instead of being surrounded by trees, hills, or a gorge, it’s surrounded by traffic and a congested, chaotic scene of crowded shops and street vendors. While most other settlements are in […]
Living with Tibetan Refugees: Jampa Ling
January 26, 2011
(In which I am labeled “tourist,” Taylor runs a relay, and I realize how outrageously privileged Americans are.) -A Brief Overview- For months, Taylor and I have been planning to live in the homes of Tibetan refugee families in Nepal. When the Chinese invaded Tibet in the 1950s, Tibetans fled to all parts of Nepal […]
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Nina Wegner, a twenty-something journalist, editor, and Westerner in Nepal, is in search of local lore, momos, and yetis.
Of Yaks and Yetis 
January 31, 2011
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