In the plane, I met a woman who'd been there before. The monastery is "not open for business", as one of the monks reminded me. Normally only practitioners can

In the plane, I met a woman who'd been there before. The monastery is "not open for business", as one of the monks reminded me. Normally only practitioners can stay. But I also had the goal of teaching science and computers to whoever was interested, and there are 500 children and teenagers here. I'm sure you could find a monastery to stay in. For all the rigidity of the core monastic rules, I have found them to be remarkably flexible and pragmatic about daily life. If you're interested, email me. There are some wonderful places in the Himalayas.