An American in Tibet

After one millisecond of suspense, we find out that the American isn't some random stranger, but Eric Mills! Yes, we all probably guessed it, but it was nice to have that tiny tiny moment of doubt where we all thought maybe we had Eric's name wrong this whole time. In fact, the news reporter is so surprised that he head bobbles, coordinating his head bobble with Margo watching at home! Fantastic. Though I can't believe Margo can see anything from the angle she's watching from.

I'm kind of skeptical of how much coverage this lama's getting. When's the last time you turned on the news and heard about any lama that didn't start with "Dali"? My understanding is that a lama is a kind of master of Tibetan Buddhism who's able to pass down the lessons of the Dharma. Um. So a missing teacher living in Tibet is getting mad American news coverage. Unless Mr. Newsman is trying to imply that this guy is the next Dali Lama, in which case, doesn't the reigning Dali Lama have to die first before he can be reincarnated next year? And isn't he usually reincarnated as a child? Not rules haven't been bent before... sometimes, you gotta adapt.

Heh. I'm just showing off now. East Asian Studies major, hollaaaaa!