Moving to Tibet seemed like a dream come true and also a personal test. For me, I’d always dreamed of seeing the Tibetan Plateau and experiencing the Tibetan Cultures. For years I’ve read books about the Dalai Lama and the struggle, about the amazing untouched mountains in the countryside, about the greatest alpine plateau on Earth. [Read more →]

Although both Andrea and I had traveled and worked extensively overseas on short term contracts, it feels entirely different when we first learned we were moving to Bhutan.  I’d like to say we prepared thoroughly, but the truth is that we moved to Asia with 3 weeks notice, didn’t prepare at all in terms of local knowledge, but we did buy a guidebook on the way to the airport. [Read more →]