Beyond the Sky and the Earth

by Jamie Zeppa (b. 1965)

In the anthology extract from her memoir, Zeppa, a young Canadian who has come to Bhutan to teach, spends her first night and first week in the capital, Thimphu, before her posting in the east. She takes in the mountains, the town and its people, learns the country's history, and ends admiring Bhutan for keeping its independence.