Tomorrow we leave McLeod Ganj, and with it, a bit of each of us. Over the past week, we have learnt to cook Tibetan Momos, bread, and soup, walked to the "sacred" Dal Lake (complete with tacky plastic pedal boats) and the Bhagsu waterfall, complete with three cafes on route. We have seen beautiful Buddhist Gompas, and sat in on prayer in the Tse Chelong Gompa, and dined on fantastic food at JJI's and the Green Restaurant. Most amazing as well, we have seen the sheer strength and passion of the Tibetan people for their homeland and cause, in their endless march through McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala today, and their huge hunger strike yesterday. We have also witnessed the compassion they have for their fellow exiles and great community spirit in McLeod Ganj. And despite all
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