I tell you what freedom is to me: No fear!
-Nina Simone

I tell you what freedom is to me: No fear!
-Nina Simone

My Chinese friend

This is chapter 33 of my Tibet memoir in which I make friends with a Chinese guy who’s English was not only self-taught but it was a lot better than many native speakers. One of Sir Woo’s visitors stood out …

Living with Tibetans

This is chapter 33 from my Tibetan memoir, in which I manage to avoid the law (and the backpackers) and stay with local Tibetans… Although the Import Export people didn’t give me a job everything started happening at once. Life …

Trekking from Gyantse to Samye

When I’m walking alone over a long distance, with no need to adjust my pace for other people, my subconscious takes over; it works out how far I have to go and then sets my body at the optimum speed …

A double life in Lhasa

This is chapter 30 from my Tibet memoir in which I make the transition from a debauched life in Lhasa and head into the mountains…  What followed was a nightmare. I could hardly control my feelings of panic and confusion; …

New Yorkers in Tibet

This is Chapter 29 from my memoir about hustling for work in Tibet in which I describe my American friends, some of whom you might not approve of… The next morning I hung around the Cheese Factory and kept a …