CULTURAL EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS’ TESTIMONIALS “The rooms were amazing, probably my favorite place to stay throughout my entire stay [Ahimsa]. There was always enough space and it was very clean. The meals provided by Lha kitchen were wonderful. I liked how there were always options to choose from.” - Bnanna Manieri “Throughout this trip, it was amazing and very impressive being able to meet so many and such important people. It was definitely worth having; we learned a lot in every sense about Tibetan culture, beliefs and developments. It is also very impressive how we got to meet such important people on a worldwide level, such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s translator and the Prime Minister.” - Regina Rivero Rerkins
“It was a very nice experience; I think the best in my life. I hope to return at least once in my life to volunteer here and help in Lha. I am very happy to see this kind of mutual help and kindness in all the people. I love Tibet.” - Palina Abad Venegas
“Ahimsa House was great, the hot water, Wi-Fi and filtered water were great to have access to. The meal was excellent; I loved all the vegetarian options. Breakfast was also excellent and the fruit was always fresh.” - Joanna Johnson
“Amazing. I was amazed by the quality of the speakers that we were able to meet. Samdhong Rinpoche and Ama Adhe were my favorite.” - Nick Perls
“I would say that the Mutual Learning Partner experience was one of the greatest learning opportunities that I have ever been a part of. It was amazing to both teach and learn at the same time. I believe this is what Prof Samdhong Rinpoche was trying to say regarding teaching.” - Hunter
“All the lectures that we attended were extremely well organized and informative. This allowed us to be more aware and remove our ignorance of many realities Thank you.” - Emilie Grodmon
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