Blog Lhasa Summer, 8/15/2011 Lhasa in the summer is kind of crazy. And I am not talking about the wild thunder storms with hale and multiple bolts of lightening striking at one time. If you have been in New York City or Venice during tourist season then you might understand what it is like here but if not, then you'd be surprised by the suffocating effect tourists have on the city. I think it is a little bit worse in terms of number of tourists this year b...

Blog Moving If you've ever had to move you know that it is not only difficult but usually unpleasant. However, if you've ever had to move in a foreign country it is an extreme version of moving which is automatically extra difficult and unpleasant. The saga begins with us students being notified officially after several rumor-like unofficial notifications that we would be moving two weeks ago. The rumors ranged from that we would be moving within the next c...

Blog Being Sick Again It seems every time things begin to pick and I get really busy, I get sick. I mean I get it. But I guess I wish it just wasn't so true. In the US this happened to me too but just not so severely and without such a direct relationship between action and my body's reaction. I think it highlights how hard it is on your body to live here. I don't know if it is the altitude or a set of new germs but I end up getting really sick. I thought I ...

Blog spring fashion update So it looks as though spring fashion in Lhasa has arrived. Some new arrivals come as no surprise but others seem to have a personality of their own. In Lhasa men and women equally have their own style so let's take a look at what people are wearing. Men. Men are no set of slackers this spring. They can be seen in their usual trucker hats with fun slogans. My favorite being a hat with "Yo!" written within a word bubble ...

Blog Getting a Package For anyone who has ever been away from home, getting a package is like winning the lottery and Christmas rolled into one. Today I got maybe the best package yet. It's not because it costs a fortune (because it did) but because a package is just so personal. It contains things just for you and matched perfectly to your own tastes. Yes, you can always request things and make a list of things you want. But when the package finally comes it ...