Making kapsay (cookies kind of, fried dough kind of) for Losar


Justin, Emily, and Rachel making kapsay


Losar eve eve or something like that…Julia’s fortune said she was restless


Marissa and Steve


First meal of Losar (the yummy rice and not so yummy porridge): Amalia, Marissa, Elise, Lucy, Eva, and Diana


Our audience with Dema Lochu Rinpoche


Ani-la translated for us


Butter sculptures


Ani-la, Marissa, Dan, and Justin hanging prayer flags


Geshe-la, Lhakpa-la (our Tibetan teacher), someone I don’t know, and Dordum hanging prayer flags


Dan, Dordum, and Justin hanging prayer flags


Newly hung prayer flags


The puppies…that’s Hide ‘n Seek in the front, and Nutella right behind him. The others we named Big Mac, Happy Meal, and Turtle. We named Turtle first cause he was awkward, and then we named the others after food (Hide ‘n Seek is a kind of cookie here, and the rest are probably pretty self explanatory)


Hide ‘n Seek biting Will


Amber, Ani-la, Tom, Taylor, Will D., Justin at a Losar meal


Tom, Taylor, Will D, Justin, Eva, and Marissa


Amalia and her roommate, whom I used to eat lunch with


The view from our rooms at the Om hotel where we’re staying now


Our rooms


Purim costume party in the library


Pretty view from the hike today


Monkey


View of McLeod


Mountains


The group walking


Pretty tree


Prayer flags