monks, monks, monks (part 1)

bhutan is a buddhist country, and the culture is inextricably linked with the religion. there are monks everywhere; many boys are educated in monasteries; even the district government offices are located in monasteries.  going in, it is tempting to imagine that the monks are saintly ...

... aloof ...

... and mysterious ...

... but the truth is that a lot of them are just kids.

   

next: monks, monks, monks (part 2).