Gypsy Soul 22
giggling Tibetan girls
Giggling Tibetan Girls – In the hill station of Darjeeling, there is a large Tibetan community – refugees who originally fled when the Chinese occupied Tibet in 1949. Many of the refugees have stayed on and a proud Tibetan Community is establishing itself in Darjeeling. I visited the Tibetan Refugee Centre, where artists create handicrafts, carvings and textiles to support the community. It used to care for the orphans who lost their families during the occupation and the exodus. There were a number of children playing when I entered the courtyard, and one little boy ran up to me and whacked me on the bum with his cricket bat, and then ran away laughing. I was playing basketball with a few children, and these girls came up to me and greeted me. We were making silly faces at each other and I asked if I could take their picture … their playfulness and smiles left me feeling hopeful. Free Tibet.
giggling Tibetan girls
Giggling Tibetan Girls – In the hill station of Darjeeling, there is a large Tibetan community – refugees who originally fled when the Chinese occupied Tibet in 1949. Many of the refugees have stayed on and a proud Tibetan Community is establishing itself in Darjeeling. I visited the Tibetan Refugee Centre, where artists create handicrafts, carvings and textiles to support the community. It used to care for the orphans who lost their families during the occupation and the exodus. There were a number of children playing when I entered the courtyard, and one little boy ran up to me and whacked me on the bum with his cricket bat, and then ran away laughing. I was playing basketball with a few children, and these girls came up to me and greeted me. We were making silly faces at each other and I asked if I could take their picture … their playfulness and smiles left me feeling hopeful. Free Tibet.