My name is Jamyang Norbu and I was born in Tibet. My family is very small. We had only four family members, my parents, my younger sister, and me. We had a small field and some animals: three cows; two oxen; one zomo*; a horse; a dog and a cat.
I came here to India in 2006 with four old men and one small girl. We travelled in different kinds of vehicles from Lithang Golo, in Tibet, to Nepal. I knew that there were many other Tibetans who came from Tibet to Nepal, walking for many days to cross the Himalaya mountains. They faced a lot of problems on the road.
There was no school in my village, so I went to a small school in another village for few years but I just passed my time there as I didn’t know the value of education, nor the importance of it. I also didn’t know that in this 21st century the world is controlled by education. It is the only key to solve problems and to open our lives.
Fortunately or unfortunately I got a good opportunity to come here to India. I came to know the importance of education after living some years here in the biggest democratic country on this blue planet. Then I started at Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) school in Suja. Really I am very grateful, and of course I love the school so much. I am very proud to be a Suja student. Most of the teachers are so good and kind to all students. I also came to learn about the problem between the British and India in past times, and this helps me to understand the problem between the Chinese and the Tibetans. That is why, nowadays, I know the value of education and its importance for a refugee of the 21st century. I think the most important thing is to try to become an educated person in this competitive world, for our nation, our family and ourselves.
These days, at the Lha Charitable Trust, I am doing Chinese as well as a computer class from 9am to 12am, with English advanced and English conversation class from 3pm to 5pm with class-mates from Tibet, India, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, and England. Honestly speaking, all these subjects are very useful for both now and the future. The teachers are all doing as much as they can for the students at Lha. We all like to try to do our best for our society and the coming generation of the world.
Therefore, through this small magazine, and on behalf of all the Lha students, I would like to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all the volunteers from all over the world. We never forget your kindness and understanding of this Lha organisation. You should be proud to be a part of it.
Zomo: a cross between a dri (female yak) and a bull.
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