Our Journey from Tibet

A moving account of one little girl's courageous escape from Tibet. With only a paid guide & a group of other children for co., 9-year-old Sonam takes a dangerous & illegal journey through the mountains of the Himalaya. She is leaving her parents & her village behind -- perhaps forever -- so that she can go to school. Many thousands of children have taken this same journey during the past several decades. Under Chinese occupation, school in Tibet is too expensive for most families, & all traditional Tibetan teachings are outlawed. The Tibetan Children's Village is a place of refuge for young people to learn modern subjects as well as traditional Tibetan culture & beliefs. Photos capture the beauty of the children, the landscapes, & the Tibetan spirit.Dolphin, Laurie is the author of 'Our Journey from Tibet', published 2006 under ISBN 9780756798123 and ISBN 0756798124.