![]() ![]() At the passes, when the wind drops suddenly, the silence almost hums, and I can feel the weight of the earth beneath me, intensified by the emptiness between this solid piece of ground and the nearest ridge, a short flight away.” It is particularly deep and strong higher up. “Whenever we stop and climb out of the vehicle, I am struck by the silence. Her trek into the east of the country, where her school was based, produced this awestruck impression: While she was at first struck by the lack of supplies and the delays in arriving at her ultimate destination–which was a journey of several days outside the capital, Thimphu–Zeppa gradually learned to accept the Bhutanese way of life, which required patience, initiative and invention. ![]() ![]() Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey Into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa is a memoir of the author’s experiences teaching in Bhutan over thirty years ago. ![]()
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