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Swayambu Stupa

Kathmandu Five Years Later

February 20th 2006
Back to the bucket bath for my first few days in Kathmandu, staying with friends in Swayambunath. It is shocking how little Kathmandu has changed. The dusty streets seemed dustier after five years and the smog thicker. But no signs of progress or care for the city and its people from the king. A sad state of affairs. Yet there are a host of creature comforts for those who can afford it. After the ... read more
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Tashi Delek! Before leaving New York, a colleague warned me that some scholars get "lost in the field". They leave for a stint of research and never return. Maybe they wind up as NGO workers or dharma bums or perennial travelers. While not my intention, I already feel far from the academic world of the classroom and conference hall, the weekly grind of paper writing and paper grading, daily stints at my favorite cafes in Cambridge, and hours roaming the stacks of Widener library. Here is an account of my adventures and tribulations during a year of language study and research, based in Xining ... full info
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