Drepung Monastery, Lhasa Tibet
On the walk up the mountain to the Drepung Monastery, I caught up to a group of young Tibetans that were climbing the mountain to have a picnic. They were warm and very welcoming and one girl spoke some english. They invited me to have lunch with them. What a honor!!! I rushed back to find out when to meet the group to leave & ran back up the mountain to find them. The girls just looked at me and kept giggling (Tibetan girls are very cute!) & the guys were somewhat macho about it. They were all very curios about america, asking lots & lots of questions. We shared some stories & not wanting to walk all the way back to Lhasa - I sadly had to get going. We parted with friendly waves and lots of giggles from the girls & what ill always hold dear to me, in english over and over as I ran down the mountain ---> "we love you mike, we love you....... we love you......" adopted yet again, to be a member of the tribe......a blessed life.....