The Beginning

Why did I choose Tibet as the destination for my graduation tour? Remember about 2 years ago, after attending a kind of confidence-boosting seminar, we were told to write down 25 things that we would like to achieve. “Traveling to Tibet” was at the top of my list. I was very much enticed to unveil the secrets in this religious land, to explore the mysteries there and to know more about the culture of the people belonging to this old race. <<西藏生死之书>>, a book I read many years ago, is another major factor.

Some time last year, I was talking about graduation trip with some RV friends and a few places were brought up like East Europe, Japan, New Zealand, etc. Kenneth suggested Tibet out of the sudden and everyone just agreed to the idea without much questioning, which is a surprise to me. Choosing such an exotic place to go for graduation trip is really unconventional. But still, we made up our minds (though there are still some doubts during our pre-trip preparations) and began working on it.

Credits go to Kenneth who did most of the planning. Starting from beginning of the year, we met up now and then to plan our itinerary but it was a half-hearted effort partly due to our academic commitment, and partly due to our… slackness. Still in the end, we managed to piece together a plan until the very last day, 4th May 2006. The very next day will see our adventures unfold… Tibetan gals, here I come!