This is my very first entry and hopefully many interesting one will follow. I wanted to write about many different topic and issue, but i am constrained by both time and ability. Anyway, here is a thought: Tibetans in Tibet are drawn to India for many reasons, mainly for religious freedom and educational opportunities. Every year, thousands (apprx. 3000) Tibetans from across Tibet enter India, both legally and illegally, many risking capture, frost bites and death. Through out the chilly winter of Tibet, Tibetans in thousands, pay hundred of Yuan to guides to guide them across the treacherous paths, into Nepal. Winter in Himalaya is cold to the extreme therefore the border guards will not need to be as vigilant at the snowy mountain passes. This rational drives many Tibetans, mostly young and determined, to make
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