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Prayer walking at Labrang Monastery
I came back recently from a 3 day trip to the nearby town of Labrang. Labrang lies 4 hours south of the city and has the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery on the northern Tibetan Plateau. Home to...
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Journey to Yushu Prefecture
During the first week of April, Jamin will make the long journey south to Yushu Prefecture. As you probably well know, Yushu was the area that we were specifically focused on for more than 5 years....
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Back from Yushu Prefecture
Last week, Jamin returned from an 8 day journey to Yushu Prefecture. Jamin, along with 2 Tibetan friends, made the long drive to the prefecture capital of Jyekundo in a little less than 14 hours. The...
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Visa-run and research trip to India
While Tamara and the boys all have a year-long resident visa that allows them to live in the city, Jamin must do a “visa run” every few months as he is on a tourist visa that only allows him to stay...
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Along the Mekong River
Last week Jamin returned from spending 10 days along the far upper reaches of the Mekong River. Jamin was hired by BBC to do research for an upcoming 4 part documentary on the worlds 12th longest...
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Visit from a friend
This past summer, we hosted a Summer Team from our home town of Olympia. This group consisted of 8 high school students along with 3 adult leaders. One of the young guys on the team, David, graduated...
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4 Years Later: Revisiting Yushu
In just a few weeks, it will be the 4th anniversary of the Yushu Earthquake. The earthquake occurred just before 8am on April 14th, 2010. It was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that killed over 20,000,...
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Our Family in Yushu Prefecture
Last month our family spent 11 days on the high plateau in Yushu Prefecture. We spent nearly the entire time above 12,000 feet and reaching as high 15,830 feet. It was our first time being in this...
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Faces of Tibet
Tibet is a big area. Not just big….huge. Put it this way: Tibet is bigger than Alaska. In fact, it is about the same size as Alaska…and Texas…combined. Let me put it another way: Tibet is about the...
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2000 mile adventure across the Kham Region
This past August, our family took a 14 day, 2000 mile road trip across the Kham region of Tibet. The goal of this trip was to visit some of our many friends that live across this vast area, make new...
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