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The town of Dharamshala in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas is home to the Dalai Lama and thousands of Tibetans in exile. When Kiwi Gill Winter went there to teach English she was immediately drawn into the fascinating environment of 'Little Lhasa'. She heard brave stories of Tibetan refugees escaping occupied Tibet, watched monkeys leaping through the forest, struggled to fathom the intricacies of the Tibetan language, explored the mysteries of Buddhism and discovered the finer points of making momos. In this engaging community of constant surprises, a work gang of nuns took their turn on a building site, student monks sang reggae, and the foam on the morning cappuccinos read "Free Tibet!" Paperback, 150 pages with four colour pages of photos, and drawings by the author. The book includes a bibliography, a glossary, and a list of relevant websites.

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About this Author.

Gill Winter spent eleven years working as publicist and public programmes organiser at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, one of New Zealand’s premier contemporary art museums. She left the art world in 1999 to create Flying Piglets, a touring agency for folk and blues musicians. During the next few years she also worked as marketing manager for the Lake Taupo and Taranaki Arts Festivals, helped on the family pig farm and was a regular volunteer for Trade Aid, New Zealand’s largest Fair Trade organisation. In 2009, she wound up Flying Piglets and completed a CELTA course in teaching English as a second language. In 2010, she answered an advertisement on the Jobs page of Dave’s ESL Café website for volunteer teachers to work in Dharamshala, India.

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