Author: Jim Damico

Today a group of us drove to the City Dump to distribute hot food to the poor who made their living sifting through the trash. The Stupa Cafe made 500 khuushuur

In Mongolia the New Year really starts on February 3rd this year (and they celebrate Tsagaan Sar, ‘White Month’) because they follow Buddhist traditions that use the lunar calendar. They …

Well, they hired some professional photographers to help take pictures of the kids with Santa Claus. So they gave me a few prints.

or “Why I might quit Facebook.” When I was back home in Kansas City, I never missed Thanksgiving. It had become my most favorite day of the year, even better …

Just some random pics from Lama Zopa’s award dinner for the Mongolian Polar Star, and of my students at the end of the semester party.

Lama Zopa decided to clear his schedule and stayed in Mongolia for a month, giving teachings and meeting people. On his last day, we went out to a restaurant.

When Ven. Gyatso was here, he planted marigolds and sunflowers. But now, it was a sad garden. So, I decided it needed some loving care. And here is the result.

The iPod Touch is simply amazing. It’s like a mini-computer. All in a wafer the size of less than half a deck of cards. And I got to meet Richard Gere.