In 2007, not long after our first visit to Vasser, an intrepid traveller, photographer and sponsor Sol, decided that he would go alone to find this place and meet his sponsored monk Zun Po. We have to admit that we were a little sceptical, this is a remote region with appalling roads where no one speaks English, we had doubts that Sol would find his way. However, with assistance from Rabgyi’s friends and relations who met him and were able to assist him. Sol made it.
Rabgyi said it was ‘Like the Dalia Lama himself had visited’, such was the excitement! Zun Po , was of course delighted to meet his sponsor and they have formed a strong bond. Zun Po refers to him as ‘dear Uncle’. Sol, who was travelling light, managed to purchase some new robes for Zun Po as a gift, he also thought to take a quantity of the small ‘cling on’ koalas as gifts for the younger monks. There were well received.