My name is Pema Dema, born on 12th June 2008. I joined the nunnery on 2nd February 2023. Right now I am studying in 6th grade in the government school and I wish to study through 10th grade. I have one sister and a brother and I am happy to be in the nunnery.

My name is Karma Sangay Palmo. I was born on 2nd February 2005 in the village of Borangmang Sakteng, Trashigang. I studied through grade 9 in government school. It’s my own interest and wish to become a nun. I have 9 members in my family. My mother and younger brother are cow herders. I joined the nunnery on 10th February 2023. I would like to study in the shedra and do retreat in the future. Now I am trying to study well. I hope to serve the nunnery and preserve the teachings of the Buddha.

My name is Yonten Palmo. I was born in 2014 in a middle class family in a village called Kharjung (Helumbu) of Nepal. There are 5 members in my family. They are my dad, mom and one younger brother. I joined my school village but they lacked some facilities. I don’t have time to study since I need to help my parents. So I joined the nunnery in Kathmandu where my cousin’s sister, Tsewang Lhamo, is also a nun. Now I am studying in grade one and I have many friends. I love to watch cartoons, do prayers and play with my friends. I am happy to be a nun and I like to study hard and help my parents.

Lhundrub Drolma wants to study Buddhism. She wants to study in the shedra and would like to do a retreat. She wants to be a nyerpa in the future.

My name is Urgyen Dolma. I was born on 11th October 2017 in the village of YolmoNepal. Including myself there are 5 members in my family. They are my grandparent, mother and my big brother. My mother’s name is Maya Sherpa. She works in the fields and looks after my grandparents. My elder brother is in grade five. My father died when I was so little. Maybe I was 13 months that time. We have one dog, Tommy, and three kittens in my home. I love to play with the kittens and sometime my kittens sleep with me. But I am afraid of my Tommy because he is very big. I had many friends in my village school, among them my close friends are Mingler and Lhakpa. I joined the nunnery on 4th December this year (2022) and I am the newest nun in my nunnery right now. I found many friends here and everyone loves me. Tsundue is the same age as me and she is from Dolpa. I love to draw with my friends and I like to draw the pictures of persons and color them. I love all subjects, but I love mathematics period. I am also learning to read Tibetan and I hope I could read well very soon. I have my cousin sister (Ani Karma Yangzom) and aunt (Ani Tsultrim Dolma) with me at the nunnery and they take care of me very well. In future, I want to become a good person and help others.

She joined the nunnery in April 2022. She is studying in Class six in Kuengarabten primary school. She is in the middle among 3 siblings. She would like to study in the Shedra and in the Future she would like to be a English teacher. She is happy in the nunnery with many friends and she likes studying Dzongkha.

She joined nunnery on the 21st of February 2022. She is studying in class two. She is happy in the nunnery with many new friends. She wants to study in the Shedra. In future she wants to be a English teacher.

Ani Samten Drolma joined the nunnery in 2021. Since Samten had to go far away from home to study in School, her mother brought her to the nunnery thinking where she could stay with her sister Ani Damcho Drolma and study. She now goes to Kuengarabten Primary School with her sister, and she is studying in grade one. When asked whether she is happy in the nunnery, she replies that she is happy in the nunnery with many new friends.

My name is Lodro Sangmo and I was born in 2018. I am from Dolakha which lies in eastern part of Nepal. There are seven members in my family. I have two little sisters, one is 2 years old and another is 8 months. I love to play with them. In May 2022 my uncle and grandmother brought me to Kathmandu (capital city). I stay with grandmother and grandfather and later they send me to become a nun. Now I study in kinder garden. I have many friends in the nunnery and I have three best friends, they are Tsundue Palmo, Karma Tsultrim and Tsering Lhamo. Tsundue is one year older than me and we love to draw and coloring different pictures of animals and fruits. I love to play with dolls with Karma and Tsering and they make laugh every day. Everyone in my nunnery love and take care of me as I am the smallest one. My grand mother, grand father and aunt come to meet me in holidays and I go to their home too. I love to eat orange, banana and apple, they are very delicious and testy. My favorite color is green because I love to draw trees and plants. I love all my friends and love my nunnery so much.

My name is Kunga Sangmo and I was born in 2014. I have a big family and I love all my family members. I have my parent, aunt, little brothers, elder brother and elder sister in my family. I love all my siblings, and I miss them so much. My little brother’s name is Nare. Nare and we used to play together every day and he also love to play with me. I read till grade 2 in my village but there were not all the subjects in our school. So, I came to Kathmandu with my mom and my mom told me to become a nun. And I also love that so, I became a nun in June, and I have changed a lot in these 6 months. I found many dharma friends in nunnery, who were around my age. At first, I don’t know how to speak, read, or write Tibetan, but now I can read and write very well. I love to speak Tibetan with the nuns, especially with the senior nuns and I hope I could speak like them in future. My close friends in nunnery are Sonam Tsomo and Tsering Lhamo because we are of same age. Sonam is in grade 2 she goes to school (Shree Mangal Dvip school) and she help me in reading Tibetan words and morning prayers. Sometimes I also teach her some Nepali words because I am good in Nepali subject. But my favorite subject is Mathematics because it is very fun to count the numbers and I love to do addition and subtraction. I have some hobbies too, they are watching cartoons, reading books with my classmates, playing games, coloring the pictures and I love to eat too. My favorite cartoon is “Luca” it is about two little fishes. It was showed to us by our English teacher. I love to eat oranges and it is my all-time favorite fruit. In our nunnery we always have a “T-momo” (Tibetan dumpling) in our breakfast and I love to eat it. I love to eat vegetables too, but potato is the best. My first name “Kunga” means “loved by everyone” in Tibetan and I love my name so much because everyone in my nunnery loves me so much. I found my name very unique. In future I will become a great person and will help other beings. I love my Rinpoche, the nunnery and the nuns so much.

Ani Pema Chozom is from Khamay, under Trongsa, Bhutan. She has seven siblings and she is the youngest. She was able to study up to class three in the government school. She likes playing ball, and skipping. She would like to join the shedra when she gets older and hopes to be a teacher in the future. She joined the nunnery in June 2015.