Volunteer Stories

Volunteer Job at Lha: Web Developer and English Tutor When I had first volunteered at Lha in 2011 my experiences changed my views on the nature of giving and compassion.

When my husband Arham and I first met, we discovered that we had both lived in the same part of China, and had both spent time in the Tibetan areas

Volunteer Job at Lha: English Tutor and assistant in Lha Tibet Fair Trade Shop EDward with his StudentIn England it is often believed that the best time to learn is

Editing Contact magazine has brought enormous riches to my life. Nearly every Lha volunteer who tells us their story says they gain so much more than they give and how

Sherwin (centre) with Lha Tibet Fair Trade manager Tenzin Sherab (right) and former staff Jigme (left) What makes home a home? Since commencing my volunteering stint at Lha last December,

Volunteer job at Lha: scientific advisor/researcher A meaningful life is what most of us are thriving for. This urge seems to be so important, that even His Holiness the Dalai

Volunteer job at Lha: Researcher and tutor OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA What is the purpose of my life? Why am I not happy even though I have a great education, a

My first visit to Dharamshala took place during a visit to family in India in 2011, the summer before my senior year of high school. A usual trip to India

Volunteer job at Lha: Writer for Contact and English TutorOne of the toughest decisions I made in my life was to quit my first job. I was a journalist at

Volunteer job at Lha: English teacher, elementary class.I didn’t know anything about Lha when I reached Dharamsala in December 2012 and went to ask for a volunteer job. I was

Volunteer job at Lha: English Intermediate Class, English Advanced Class and Contributing writer It would be impossible to do justice to the kaleidoscope of cultures and beliefs that one finds

Volunteer job at Lha: English Elementary Class and English Conversation Class After nearly three and a half years of travelling, I decided to put my teaching skills and awful singing

THIS MONTH’S VOLUNTEER STORYApurva Volunteer job at Lha: English Intermediate Class and Contributing writer when I first packed my bags and decided to leave Delhi in search of the cliched

I’ve met so many wonderful people here from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures. Most of the tales I have heard are too tragic to fully comprehend. Working with

THIS MONTH’S VOLUNTEER’S STORY. Volunteer job at Lha: Contributing Writer and English Tutor. People have different reasons for volunteering – my reason for living this opportunity was to “experience and