Dave’s Story
By Dave Wood / March 1, 2013
Job at Lha: Graphic Design After experiencing Delhi, and inhaling that first breath of busy, smoggy and thick Delhi air, volunteers arriving in Dharamsala, weary and heavy-eyed, will find themselves totally lost in the environment, atmosphere, and people. It is easy to slip into worn clichés when describing McLeod Ganj read more →
First Trip to India
By John Munoz / January 31, 2013
Job at Lha: Computer professional After reading various writings of H.H. The Dali Lama, and visiting the Shambala Center in Boulder, Colorado, I wanted to learn more about Tibetan Buddhism and volunteer to teach. Traveling to McLeod Ganj was the perfect way to do both. I decided to volunteer at read more →
Smiling Faces
By Jenny James / December 27, 2012
We were tired and jet-lagged when we arrived in McLeod Ganj after our journey from Southern Ireland, but awoke the next morning to the surprise of warm, bright sunshine, gleaming on the snow-covered peaks, as we opened the curtains to see our home for the next eight weeks. The forested read more →
Cherish Every Moment…
By Jenny James / November 29, 2012
Lost, depressed and alone three short years ago, my day to day experience of life was an excruciating and endless cycle of suffering. I was a boy trapped inside a man’s body. What else could I be? I’d never met a man, let alone spent enough time in the presence read more →
New Perspectives – Clear Vision Project
By Jenny James / October 30, 2012
Every year unknown numbers of Tibetans take the dangerous journey across the Himalayas in search of a better life and many of them will find a home free from Chinese oppression at McLeod Ganj. Among Indians and tourists, they will adjust to a different culture, but they will never forget read more →
Beyond First Impressions by Alejandro Penaloza Suarez
By Jenny James / September 14, 2012
Throughout the years, I have heard many names used to refer to McLeod Ganj – Little Lhasa, Dhasa, and most frequently, the home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. For many people in the United States, McLeod Ganj is known as one of the last places to find “authentic” Tibetan read more →
New Perspectives by Susie Lee
By Jenny James / August 24, 2012
As someone who’s never been to India before, my arrival in Dharamsala was a whirlwind of dynamic emotions and feelings. The moment I stepped off the bus, all of my senses were taken over by sounds, sights, smells and textures so unfamiliar to me that it seemed like I’d landed read more →
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 →