Tashi Dorji (pseud,48), dreams of “earning more money for my family so that they can have

a stable life.” Tashi is a former Tibetan refugee. In 2011 he moved to France where he is a hotel cleaner. He recalls the “hell” of Tibet, where he says millions have been put into concentration camps. He says that the Dalai Lama’s teachings have given him strength: “I’m trying to practise it and that’s what makes me happy all the time.” Recalling how he overcame depression after moving to an foreign country, he says: “I started doing positive thing… Meditate at times, trying to calm myself, trying to listen to music, go to parties, try to meet friends.” Tashi is now a French citizen, but he wants to return to Tibet and visit his father who he last saw in 2010. The fear though of being imprisoned, and what that would mean for his family, weighs heavily on his mind. For now he is focusing on becoming a truck driver. “I want to prove that I’ll succeed in my dream,” he says. Full Story