<p>The Tibetan studies J-term program is awesome. It’s directly because of that program and the connections that Prof. Garfield made that Smith and Hampshire were able to bring the Dalai Lama to speak on campus, which was an amazing experience. </p>
<p>$2200, while that is a lot of money, it’s not a lot of money considering it includes airfare, housing, food, coursework, etc. You could easily spend close to $2000 just flying to Asia and back from the US, and that would not include a pilgrimage to hear the teachings of the Dalai Lama. This si one of those things that I really wish I had been able to do when I was at Smith, but not being a philosophy or a religious studies major, I think I was probably already disqualified :-)</p>