Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

A Lha Volunteer’s Views on Dharamsala

By Jenny James /  July 25, 2012

Name: Mary Beth Ellis (USA) Position at Lha: Beginning French Teacher Nothing could have prepared me for the mass of humanity, horns blowing, and debilitating heat that awaited me, a lone female from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, at the Delhi airport. I didn’t know exactly who was meeting me or read more →

Letter from Lha Volunteers: Putting a Face on Tibet

By Jenny James /  June 30, 2012

Names: Ken, Todd, & Ash (USA) Jobs at Lha: English teachers As the three of us were meeting with our students for the last time, we were very aware and grateful for the powerful gifts that they had given us. We—Ashish, Ken and Todd—are all from San Francisco, California. Ashish read more →

Letter from a Former Lha Volunteer: My Time with Lha

By Jenny James /  June 11, 2012

Name: Erika Patho (Belgium) Job at Lha: Community Development Researcher Seen through the eyes of a foreigner interested in Tibetan Buddhism and culture, Dharamsala—the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama—always evoked some special, unique and spiritual feeling in me. Having spent the past eight years with various studies and read more →