From Brahma to Buddha, Spring 2008

Yesterday we harvested some edible weeds. Today we pruned lettuce greens grown in the greenhouses. We also did all of our laundry by hand! We're already sharing laughs and connections with the new crop of SECMOL's (The Student Environmental and Cultural Movement of Ladakh) Foundation year students who are just finishing up their 10th class exams. (www.secmol.org)

Our time in Ladakh has been filled with learning about different education systems, understanding the value of our own education, and digging more deeply into the Indian education system to understand the experiences of Ladakhi students as the decide what they want their future to look like.

We've been enjoying being part of the SECMOL community so much that we've decided to stay an extra day at SECMOL campus. We'll head out on trek soon - spending five days together in the northern valleys of the Zangskar range. More updates to come!

P.S. - Internet cafes in Leh have finally banned photo uploading as it uses all the bandwidth, so unfortunately, images from our time here will have to wait until we are back in Delhi with speeds that can support photo uploads.

Take Care Everyone,

Tracy