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Returning Home From Exile

http://returninghomefromexile.wordpress.com

My blog detailing the year I spent teaching English at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala, India. Most of my students were Tibetan refugees so I often focus on the refugee experience.

• Added on: Jul 28th, 2009
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Pema
• Listed in: Asia Volunteering
• Tags: travel india china english tefl Tibet

Recent Posts

• Leaving Red Poppies Behind

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 02:13 in books, news, china, novels, Chinese, language, films, prison, Tibet, subversion, petition, oppression

  CLICK HERE TO SEND A PETITION CALLING FOR DHONDUP-LA’S RELEASE. (This entry is a little weird. I’m framing information about Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker who was arrested for “inciting separatism” and is still in jail...

• International Human Rights Day

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 14:19 in news, human rights

  Today is International Human Rights Day. I would like to ask you to celebrate this anniversary by doing three things. 1) Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2) Read about human rights issues of 2009 here. 3) SPEAK OUT. Educate, learn, r...

• RedBubble Account = Photos!

  Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 23:43 in india, news, china, photos, thailand, travels, nepal, Tibet, redbubble, click me please

  Hello everyone! I recently got a redbubble account: http://www.redbubble.com/people/angiespicer Currently there are over 100 photos, and I’m updating it daily. These are the best of the best, or at least my favorite shots, from two years of my ...

• Home Sweet Home

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 01:23 in life, india, kitchen, bedroom, living, interior design, refugees, Tibet, room, himachal pradesh, study abroad, indian culture

  It’s about time I make a picture post of my room at Sarah College! This will be a series of thumbnails you can click to enlarge, with captions. Enjoy! Any questions? Leave me a comment! ...

• Learning and Ideas for Tibet Needs YOUR Help!

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 00:07 in news, china, friends, donate, torture, volunteer, Tibet, communism, tibetan, political prisoners, tibetan culture, free tibet

  McLeod Ganj tends to attract a bunch of “hippies” or Israeli soldiers after their mandatory military duty. A lot of these people stay long enough to get their fill of Buddhist spirituality and cheap food, and then they leave to continue t...

• Chase Community Giving

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 17:27 in news, china, causes, facebook, free tibet, students for free tibet

  Vote for Students for Free Tibet! ...

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