Blog: Initial Foray into Golok
Date: September 21st 2005
Just days after landing in China, I venture into Golok on my own for the first time. I am intimidated and exhilarated. Intimidated because of the linguistic barriers, with little Chinese beyond "nihao" and a still-strange dialect of Tibetan to contend with. Exhilarated because nonetheless I manage to navigate buses, restaurants, hotels, minivans and more. Now the big challenge: three days at a mon ... read more
Date: September 21st 2005
Just days after landing in China, I venture into Golok on my own for the first time. I am intimidated and exhilarated. Intimidated because of the linguistic barriers, with little Chinese beyond "nihao" and a still-strange dialect of Tibetan to contend with. Exhilarated because nonetheless I manage to navigate buses, restaurants, hotels, minivans and more. Now the big challenge: three days at a mon ... read more
