RYI STUDENT BLOG

Halfway Through the Translator Training Program (TTP) This is my most happy and joyful year at RYI. Three years since starting with the Bachelor Program (BA) I adventured myself into the Translator Training Program (TTP) – a one-year course that trains students to orally interpret from Tibetan into English. The TTP includes: Ø   One course of your choice during the two-month Summer Program. Ø   The Fall Semester and the Spring Semester, where you have classes five days a week from 8am to 4pm. Ø   Six weeks of Translation Seminar (exclusive for TTP students): two weeks during the winter break and four-weeks after the end of the Spring Semester. During the Summer Program I enrolled into the Adv anced Colloquial Tibetan, a course that radically enhanced my capacity to both speak and understand the language. [1] The course was a great support to boost my Tibetan and be comfortable to start the first day of the Fall Semester, where the actual training in interp...

Finding Balance - From Surviving to Living Maybe some students can relate to my experience that I would like to share. I have been reflecting on the importance of living life, right here and now, to find balance which allows me to do what I do to my best ability.   I love studying at RYI, I think it is one of the greatest opportunities to fully emerge myself in learning and practicing the Dharma - full time, 24hrs. But - yes, there is a 'but' - there are challenges. Because I value my studies, there are times when I just survive to study. I endure what is happening around me, putting off life for some later time, and I ignore my needs for self-care and balance. So diligent, right? It might be, but it is not sustainable in the long run. When the batteries run low my studies will suffer however much I try to do well. Just living in Kathmandu bears lots of energy draining challenges for me, whether it’s the air pollution, the constant noise surrounding me, the bikes ...