Wisdom & comedy

Today starts a series of teachings by the His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and Buddhists around the world. He is guided by three major commitments: the promotion of basic human values…

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Reaching the roof of the world – Tibet

Ke – nang – ge   ma – re Welcome AVIF would like to introduce Tashi YZ, the tibetan English teacher responsible for our newest placement. Situated 4000m up on “the roof of the world” is a community in…

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An Epic Resolution for 2011

I blame Toby Marks for this, having rediscovered his 1995 album Last Train to Lhasa written to highlight the atrocities going on in the planet’s heart and soul, Tibet. The video is explicit in its content having been…

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