I learned more than what I taught…

An expatriate teacher recalls his first day in Bhutan  With acute pain of swollen knee (arthritis), I have been lying in my bed, thinking about my past: why did I come to Bhutan leaving a fairly good job at home? Why did I stay here for 26 years…? I remember my first day in Bhutan. […]

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