OVERSEAS STUDY PROGRAM
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Chinese Online Learning 2026
COMING SOON! Our Beginner Tibetan Language Class will be offered in Chinese! Designed specifically for native Chinese speakers with little or no prior knowledge of Tibetan language.
Himalayan Travel Terms 2026
Level 1: January 15th- February 26th
Level 2: March 2nd-April 16th
Level 1: April 23rd- June 4th
Join us for a one month Tibetan language intensive in Kathmandu, Nepal where you’ll be immersed in a month-long adventure in Tibetan language, cooking, and culture! The trip includes:
Colloquial Tibetan, Logic, and Debate classes
Weekly sightseeing and excursions
About Kathmandu
Set at the foot of the Himalayas, Kathmandu is one of the world's great living centers of Tibetan Buddhist culture. The city is home to a thriving Tibetan exile community, with monasteries, Buddhist universities, and neighborhoods like holy sites like Boudhanath and Swayambhu offering immersion in Tibetan language, ritual, and daily life. Students in our program don't just study Tibetan — they live alongside it, practicing conversation with community members, visiting active monasteries, and observing festivals and traditions still very much a part of everyday life.
The city itself is a layered mix of Newar, Nepali, and Tibetan cultures, with ancient temples, bustling markets, and a backdrop of mountains that draws travelers and scholars alike. It's a place where centuries-old tradition and modern city life sit side by side, giving students a rich, hands-on context for their language study — and an unforgettable place to spend six weeks.
"My trip to Sera was a highly transformative experience indeed. I consider myself wildly fortunate to have had an opportunity to live and study along side students who are still practicing in line with an unbroken stream of tradition that goes back millennia. My connection to the masters in that place and future masters still learning there, has been a food to nurture my studies and personal development that has stayed with me for the many years since my visits. It is an extraordinary place with extraordinary humans whose whole lives are devoted to the development and preservation of wisdom. I have been deeply blessed by my exposure to them."
- Ben Kramer
