On our way to the city of lights
I-team, Instructor
Students are ready for their first train ride on the way to the city of light…...Read More
Students are ready for their first train ride on the way to the city of light…...Read More
Hi family and friends of the India group, The group bade a reluctant farewell to their mountain home in Ladakh this morning, boarding a flight from Leh back down to India’s bustling capital city, New Delhi. They are spending the day relaxing......Read More
I love the shape of toothless mouths. Puckered, soupy, soft and malleable, the lips collapse around the gums. And the mushy words whistle gently in protest as they are exhaled into the cold air. Rigzin, the grandfather in my homestay family has no......Read More
Matthew’s Yak 10/6/17 I have been trying to appreciate silence. I’ve always been a pretty talkative person and have always felt a need to fill silence. At SECMOL, however, I have come to appreciate the buzz of students practicing their......Read More
Skiing Speech, 10/5 Every night at Secmol two people are selected to give a 3-5 minute speech on anything they want. One guy talked about compost toilets, another explained how he got to Secmol and a girl shared a folk story. Last night as I was......Read More
Matthew’s Yak 10/05/17 My time in Ladakh has led me to reflect quite a bit about what it means to exist outside one’s comfort zone and about the benefits of doing so. I feel like this experience, and what one gains from it, is relative......Read More
Sol Yak 10/5 (Basketball) A lot of my life has been dedicated to the game of basketball and it is something that I have a strong relationship with. My relationship with the game has changed, now it is a source of fun instead of it being intense and......Read More
This week, I am the scribe which means I am responsable for posting yaks and making sure that other people post yaks. It will be a difficult task though because the internet is never working. On September the 21st, we left our lovely guest house in......Read More
Internet in Ladakh seems harder to spot than the mysterious snow leopard. Here are a few snaps from my phone from our trek to give you a sense of the landscape we hiked through. More photos to come once we could have more reliable connections. We......Read More
Hello friends and family, Team India has just finished a 5-day trek from Stok to Shang Village, in the world renowned Makha Valley. The size and majesty of the mountains, the spaciousness and peacefulness of the valley, the hospitality and kindness......Read More
Namastey and Julley Family and Friends, The Himalayas to the Ganges River group happy and healthy as we set out for our big Himalayan trek today. We are going to have very limited internet access and likely wont be posting yaks while we are on trek.......Read More