It has been a hopping busy week here in Western Mass. It’s finals week at Smith, and UMass will be wrapping up its school year next week, so Heidi is 'knee deep in the hoopla', as the song goes.
Another cause for excitement: Smith and Hampshire Colleges are currently hosting a visit by the Dalai Lama. Yep, spiritual and political leader of Tibet, Nobel Peace Prize winner, etc. Wow! He spoke to the gathered campus communities yesterday, and Heidi and I were both able to attend. The college’s indoor track facility was packed, and the speech was broadcast throughout the area. A thought-provoking, passionate, and often humorous speaker, who spoke in English but occasionally asked his translator for help with particular words, he has an infectious chuckle that had the whole audience smiling throughout. Very cool, indeed.
Sorry, we didn’t get pictures of him– tight security, no cameras allowed – but the campus itself was spruced up in anticipation of his visit with a large archway and Tibetan peace flags all over. He’s still around today, speaking with groups from the valley’s relatively sizeable Tibetan community.
Sitting out on the lawn at Smith, enjoying the great weather and Thai take-out (there is no Tibetan food to be had in the Valley!)
- jbc
Another cause for excitement: Smith and Hampshire Colleges are currently hosting a visit by the Dalai Lama. Yep, spiritual and political leader of Tibet, Nobel Peace Prize winner, etc. Wow! He spoke to the gathered campus communities yesterday, and Heidi and I were both able to attend. The college’s indoor track facility was packed, and the speech was broadcast throughout the area. A thought-provoking, passionate, and often humorous speaker, who spoke in English but occasionally asked his translator for help with particular words, he has an infectious chuckle that had the whole audience smiling throughout. Very cool, indeed.
Sorry, we didn’t get pictures of him– tight security, no cameras allowed – but the campus itself was spruced up in anticipation of his visit with a large archway and Tibetan peace flags all over. He’s still around today, speaking with groups from the valley’s relatively sizeable Tibetan community.
Sitting out on the lawn at Smith, enjoying the great weather and Thai take-out (there is no Tibetan food to be had in the Valley!)
- jbc
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I think that just being in the same room as "the Lama" grants you complete consciousness on your death bed. Way to go Jay & Heidi!
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