Bumthang Stupa

Farewell Bhutan or Attachment, the Perils of A Journey!

July 31st 2008
Now that the 9th month just passed and I’m beginning my 10th month of travel I’m starting to feel that it’s hard to determine what is a different or “new” experience (or I mean differentiating this new experience from that new experience). I’ve learned so much in the last 9 months. I have a few anxieties about the next month in Japan and Taiwan as well as transitioning back to “norma ... read more

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In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more

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Eric Vermeers

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Crossroads In The Himalaya: Buddhist Communities Between Cultural Conservation & Neo-Liberalism. On this Adventure Learning Grant I traveled to Thailand for the 3rd Conference on Gross National Happiness and am traveling in Himalayan communities (Bhutan and India's Himachel Pradesh and Ladakh) to compile a multi-media narrative impression of the interaction of these unique cultural systems within a global economic political structure that provides new challenges to traditional cultural values. Through volunteerism with indigenous NGOs working on issues of development and ... full info

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