Daily Archives: July 20, 2010

We have arrived in Dharamsala!

Less than a week ago, our group flew from Israel to India. We arrived in Delhi and spent two days getting to know the city and touring around. In Delhi, we saw an old Islamic area that has the tallest minaret in all of India and were able to go to many different markets. It was not easy to see the amount of poverty in the city, and we had many conversations about Indian society. As part of this, we spoke a lot about the cultural values and what makes people happy – in many places around the world, it is different than what makes us happy in North America or in Israel.  Continue reading