A couple of months ago, Kristen and I spent the day with one of our friends in his hometown. The village is located on the Tibetan plateau and was about a 4 hour drive from our city. Some of the drive was spent dodging sheep…

Upon arrival, we were greeted with a ton of food, and they dressed us up in their traditional Tibetan wardrobe.

After taking pictures and eating way to much food, we spent the rest of the afternoon touring the village. I was able to have a small conversation with a group of men hanging out in the sun. They mostly only speak the local dialect, but smiles go a long way.

We also spent some time practicing our slingshot skills. Almost all of the villagers are shepherds and have amazing accuracy. We set up bottles for target practice, and our friend showed us how it was done. I really wish we would have thought about getting a video. It helped us get a better picture of the David and Goliath story.

The highlight of our stay was hanging out with the preschool kids. We spent a couple of hours with them, playing and listening to them practice their English.

They prepared a couple of songs for us – getting the chance to speak English to English speakers is rare, to say the least.