The Lineup

The girls line up before breakfast to recite their morning prayers. Dockpo adopted the two boys, Chomchok and Drakri, years ago and now they are wonderful big brothers to the girls. They help with meals, cleaning, homework and keeping the girls on their daily schedule.

Take a Seat, Celine

October 4th 2006
For the last month I’ve been traveling about like a troubadour. My trip began in Xining, which is the closest major city to Golok, an eight-hour mountain drive away. Seeing a relatively modern city again was quite a shock! I felt like I was living the high life - restaurants with actual bathrooms, a few western faces, streets free of human waste and roaming cattle - amazing! After a few days ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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