First of all, happy birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama (and to my Grandpa!!).
We wish long life to the both of you. 
One week ago, Aaron and I threw our first screening and potluck party. 

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A lot has elapsed for us in the past month, but more importantly, we need to address what’s been pervading the media as of late–TIBET.
Please see the small gallery of photos I shot while Aaron and I were filming and photographing the New York City proceedings of the 49th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day last […]

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Tonight, Lama Pema, Aaron and I will be attending Tibet House’s 18th annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in celebration of Tibetan New Year.  It will be a special night filled with performances by many a talented musician!  Phillip Glass, Nawang Khechog, and Sufjan Stevens are just some of the artists who will appear for […]

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Today marks the first day of Tibetan New Year (Losar). We had the good fortune to spend it with Lama Pema and other Dharma students at the Palden Sakya New York Center. In Lama-la’s beautiful shrine room adorned with fabulous thangka paintings and an elaborate altar in honor of Buddha Shakyamuni (ya know, […]

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Alison and I sit side by side overlooking Sixth Avenue and a small section of Central Park. We can hear sirens, horns, fax machines- busy New York sounds. On Central Park South the old fashioned carriage drivers wait for wealthy tourists while their horses stomp their feet impatiently on the pavement.
Seeing them brings […]

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I forgot to mention it when it happened, but 3 of Alison’s photos were published in the Queen’s Chronicle on November 15th. She was there covering a protest concerning the Port Authority’s treatment of feral cats at JFK airport. Here’s a link to the web version of the article (with only a […]

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Today, Aaron and I were invited by Lama Pema to attend a conference at NYU School of Medicine. It was entitled “Profiles in Courage: Health and Human Rights in Action” and organized by the NYU’s Center for Health and Human Rights.

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Last Night’s cultural festival and art auction was a great success! More than 35 people came to support the Pema Ts’al school. We all enjoyed the great food and some wonderful musical performances (including songs from the fantastically talented 12 year old, Tenzin Kunsel).
Last night was also special because it marked the first […]

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Tonight, Aaron and I had the pleasure of watching a film called the Forbidden Team–”A story about a national football team without a nation”. In 2001, a group of Tibetan exiles from India were selected to play a football (soccer) match as Team Tibet against Greenland, despite efforts by FIFA and the Chinese Government […]

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Hope you will come to a very worthwhile event on November 28, 2007. It is an art auction fundraiser at the Soho Loft to benefit the students of the Pema Ts’al School in Mundgod, India and the Pema Ts’al Monastery in Pokhara, Nepal. To those of you who don’t know, […]

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