“The average Bhutanese knows much more about the world than the average American...(for Americans)It is more comfortable to watch fake news about celebrities than to know what's happening in China or southern Sudan. But events happening in China or Sudan… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“Bhutan does seem a bit unreal at times. Hardly anybody in the U.S. knows where it is. I have friends who still think the entire country is a figment of my imagination. When I was getting ready to move there, and I told people I was going to work in Bhutan, they'd inevitably ask, "Where's Butane?" It is near Africa,"… — Linda Leaming Copy Share
“There are all kinds of ignorance in the world. Education, learning to read and write, doesn't necessarily give us knowledge. We have to learn… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“Just as Alice, when she walked through the looking glass, found herself in a new and whimsical world, so we, when we crossed over… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“If I had to name the biggest difference between Bhutan and the rest of the world, I could do it in one word, civility.” — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“The average Bhutanese knows much more about the world than the average American...(for Americans)It is more comfortable to watch fake news about celebrities than… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“As you rusticate, you'll encounter beauty and ugliness, peace and danger. But it will be real and of the earth. I'm an optimistic person,… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
“A man met the Buddha after the Buddha became enlightened. The man was awed by his remarkable radiance. "What are you?" the man asked.… — Linda Leaming Copy Share Image
