first full day in lhasa… gorgeous and HOT… weird, eh? anyhoo, brian and i circumnabulated the bakhor a few times again throughout the day with all the pilgrims here for saga dawa… the crowds were amazing… young and old, alike… prostrating around the jokhang and the potala… families having picnics in the park around the potala… so nice (even though... well... we're weren't really ummmm... "supposed" be walking in the gardens behind the potala... we kinda did anyway... and, yes, it was noticed... whups!…)
also wandered round a few rather questionable corners near the barkhor (won't know if you don't go!)... and came across a small temple amid a lama blessing, which was just pretty dang cool… we also went over to the school so i could get my bearings for my first day of teaching… i’m excited! a little nervous, too… so are the kids, i think, as there haven’t been any volunteers here for about eight months… they were shy at first… but giving hugs within a few hours… the school is amazing… needs a lot of work, but brian and tenzin are tackling projects head-on…
really, it’s 
one thing hear about the work under way… a completely different thing to see it happening and realizing that these kids are sleeping two or three to a bed because the dormitories are in such a state of disrepair…
but these children are so happy… so kind… so helpful… really, it’s amazing…
there’s more to say about my day, but some stories can only be told in person…besides, pictures can tell some stories so much better...
hope everyone is well
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