There are eight of us in total, all feeling incredibly fortunate to be in Bhutan.
The Bhutan Canada Foundation, a young entity, made enormous efforts to make this happen. Here we are pictured at dinner in Paro, the evening before we, in turn, mustered up the enormous effort necessary to hike/climb to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery (I’ve yet to write that post!). As you can see, we are wearing the national dress. You may also notice that the more senior members (
ahem) of the team are seated, as they should be.
At 5:00pm today, we loaded up a bus with our luggage for an early morning departure. There are mattresses, gas stoves, water filters, dishes, bedding, food stuffs, suitcases, etc. etc. piled high and tied down on top of the bus. Having made the Paro—Thimphu drive a couple of times, I’m vaguely familiar with the roads. Should the bus go topsy-turvy and fall off a mountain, I’m hoping that the mattresses will simply bounce us back into place (and that the gas cylinders will not explode). Parents of young BCF teachers: Do not be alarmed nor waste any time imagining such eventuality. Say your prayers and reassure yourselves that our driver is highly experienced.
There are eight of us in total, all feeling incredibly fortunate to be in Bhutan. The Bhutan Canada Foundation, a young entity, made enormous efforts to make this happen. Here we are pictured at dinner in Paro, the evening before we, in turn, mustered up the enormous effort necessary to hike/climb to the Tiger’s Nest Monastery (I’ve yet to write that post!). As you can see, we are wearing the national dress. You may also notice that the more senior members (ahem) of the team are seated, as they should be.
At 5:00pm today, we loaded up a bus with our luggage for an early morning departure. There are mattresses, gas stoves, water filters, dishes, bedding, food stuffs, suitcases, etc. etc. piled high and tied down on top of the bus. Having made the Paro—Thimphu drive a couple of times, I’m vaguely familiar with the roads. Should the bus go topsy-turvy and fall off a mountain, I’m hoping that the mattresses will simply bounce us back into place (and that the gas cylinders will not explode). Parents of young BCF teachers: Do not be alarmed nor waste any time imagining such eventuality. Say your prayers and reassure yourselves that our driver is highly experienced.
bon voyage. May the road rise to meet you, as the Irish say...in a good way!
ReplyDeleteSo Grant, it's clear that if it were the two of us in a formal picture over there, I would always have to be the one standing.
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