homesick // sick of home
By Jialei Tang, 08/27/2016. I believe this duality is shared by many. As we are in one place, we tend to miss another. My exploration [...]
Art and locality – Ladakh
By Shirin Mazdeyasna, 08/23/2016. On Aug 13, we attended a local monastic festival and witnessed a beautiful ceremony of first having the site purified of [...]
Retrospective: Pearl of the Orient
By Jialei Tang, 08/22/2016. Looking back to my stay in Shanghai and feeling little guilty for my delayed diary entry about it, I can't help [...]
Ladakh – Little Tibet
By Shirin Mazdeyasna, 08/20/2016. Watching the rare documentary of The Yogis of Tibet offered a great insight into the ancient culture and practice of Tibetan [...]
Ladakh Monasteries – Heaven on Earth
By Shirin Mazdeyasna, 08/20/2016. I don't even know how to put my experience in Ladakh in words. My days in Ladakh has been amazingly unbelievable. [...]
Gentle, Marketplace
By Jialei Tang, 08/19/2016. Upon arrival in Suzhou, I went straight to the Urban Planning Centre. As I walked out of my uncle and aunt's [...]
Temples and Diversity – New Delhi
By Shirin Mazdeyasna, 08/06/2016. The more I stay in New Delhi, the more I feel the similarity between here and my hometown Tehran. I love [...]
Taste of Home
By Jialei Tang, 08/04/2016. The small independent shops may be gaining popularity in Williamsburg, where millennials who wish to stand out from the mainstream consumers [...]
Tibet House and Ladakh Buddha Vihara – New Delhi
By SHIRIN MAZDEYASNA, 8/04/2016. Visiting The Tibet House in New Delhi was indeed an experience. I once visited the museum of The Tibet House on [...]