Why I want to go to this place — 1 year ago
In the last couple of years, I’ve been reading about Buddhism and also about the Dalai Lama, and this made me interested in Tibet. It is a somewhat mysterious place as access to this region/country has been limited to tourists, but I would love to see it for myself. I don’t know much about the situation regarding Tibet’s status as a country or region of China, but both Tibet and China are of interest to me, for different reasons, and I would like to see both sides of the situation for myself, as a (hopefully) unbiased outsider. The main thing I’m not unbiased about is the inexcusable use of violence against the Tibetan people, regardless of who’s right or wrong in the dispute.
I’m interested in the Orient generally, and would like to use any experiences there to help me write a book one day. I think Tibet is a very spiritual place and I believe that I would gain so much from visiting the place.
