…To the Mountains

June 10, 2009 | Category: Arunachal Pradesh, India | by: Spencer

We’ve found a little oasis…can this really still be India?  After months of hot and dirty traveling, after a long crowded train ride from Delhi, after running into crummy luck with the foreigner situation and accommodations in Guwahati…it was sooo nice to spend 2 days winding through the mountains on narrow roads, almost rediscovering that there are clean, cool, refreshing places, even in India.  We are now in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, living in a small Buddhist children’s community, called Jhamtse Gatsal.  It’s very isolated – 50 children and 20-ish staff live here.  The nearest town is a 2 hour drive.  It’s also very beautiful, surrounded with green things, and clouds, and mountains.  We’re tucked right in a corner near the borders of both Bhutan and Tibet.  We plan to be here for at least 2 months, working on projects from building a greenhouse and composting system, to teaching art, English and computers, to creating videos and web content.  We’ll be busy, for sure.

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