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"...An Experience
that no Book Can Explain..."
Leah, Tibetan Summer 2006
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Personal Passages are Flexible,
6 to 24 weeks long; available any time. |
"The Personal Passage in Nepal was most
definitely a worthwhile experience. It exceeded my expectations."
-Jon, Personal Passage 2004/2005 |
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Internships
Priced the same as Personal Passages, with concentrated
focus
on a single internship.
Students have a
range of internship possibilities: Yoga, Ayurvedic,
Traditional Chinese and Tibetan Medicine, various dance forms, Art History and Architecture,
Ecology and Preservation, Geology, Disadvantaged Youth, and
Development, and many more. |
"I felt
incredibly blessed to have the experience...to learn
from Amchi (Doctor) Lopsang at the
Shelkar Institute in Boudha...learning about the foundations of Tibetan
medicine...as well as his more personal memories of and
experiences in Tibet. Each day we were greeted by his kindness,
offered warm tea, and found ourselves in the presence of a wonderful
teacher and new friend..."
-Jennie
Hicks, Tibetan Summer 2006 |
Tibetan Summer in Nepal The Tibetan Summer program
has a fixed time schedule and price and requires a minimum of four
(5) participants. You can request an application via our
online request form or by
email.
Volunteer Internship Opportunities Make a difference in
the lives of Nepal’s poorest communities. |
"With our host family in Khumjung I couldn’t have asked for a more
pleasant experience…participating in traditional ceremonies…helping
the girls with schoolwork, we played in the snow,
dug potatoes, made momo’s, and spent time talking about the past
present and future."
Carah. Custom
Passage 2007 |
Explore the options
- Get in touch with us.
Together we'll create your Passage
PROGRAM COMPONENTS:
Each Passage program includes a number of similar components. Our
coordinators use these as a base for group cohesion and the point of
departure for individual learning. Within this structure, students shape
their own experiences by deciding what and how they would like to learn.
ORIENTATION
Upon arrival in the host country, students undergo a comprehensive
orientation that provides important information about the hosts and their
customs, the area's history and culture, health and safety, and
cross-cultural adjustment. Orientation is also a time for the group
members to get
to know each other. Program coordinators meet with each student to explore
his or her interests and explain internship possibilities. Above all,
orientation focuses on preparing students for new experiences by learning
how to approach each new situation with patience, humor, and an open mind.
HOME STAY
Once the program begins, students move in with a home stay family. These
households come from different socioeconomic and religious backgrounds.
There is at least one family member who is conversant in English. While in
the cities many families have acquired telephones and similar modern
conveniences, others, especially in rural areas, do not have these
luxuries. In the application process, students give general preferences as
to the type of family with whom they would like to live. It is common for
students to create relationships with their host families that last a
lifetime, making home stay one of the most popular aspects of our
programs.
INTERNSHIPS
De termined by each student's interests, internships usually range from
professional work to community and humanitarian projects to arts, music or
philosophical understudy. The extensive variety of internships available
allows students to explore new interests and to pursue academic or career
resources. The internships are developed around specific projects that our
students can complete by the end of the term. Students find that the daily
routine and responsibilities that accompany an internship help them
integrate quickly into their surroundings.
LANGUAGE STUDY
Experienced teachers in small groups teach situational and conversational
language. Learning to communicate with the people around you provides an
important introduction to the host community. Students find that people
appreciate their effort to learn the local language and are eager to
practice with them.
EXCURSIONS We provide
excursions conducted by local
experts, professionals, and scholars.
The excursions include trips to temples,
monasteries and visits to other significant sites.
VILLAGE STAYS
To understand the rural ways of life, many of our programs include a
second shorter home stay in a remote village. Students become involved
with daily chores such as agriculture, fetching water, cooking and helping
to care for younger siblings. This offers a glimpse of rural life in a
peaceful and scenic setting.
TREK
Many of our programs culminate with a trek, which is more of a cultural
experience than a wilderness one. Camping in tents or local village lodges
and accompanied by guides and trained personnel, we travel through areas
frequented by foreign trekkers as well as more remote countryside.
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