![Momo Dolma is a Tibetan refugee.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/ad02e1b1-1a39-4513-ac29-a69fbf384dff_rw_1200.jpg?h=7cf2bd7208ddbad0ebbc1daad82ee80b)
Momo Dolma is a Tibetan refugee.
![She lives at the Tibetan government in exile's Old Peoples Home in Rajpur, India.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/35af7e4b-4528-445e-81b8-9ad6982576ba_rw_1200.jpg?h=eee23e69f394a70f1068aa78b362ac1c)
She lives at the Tibetan government in exile's Old Peoples Home in Rajpur, India.
![Every day she makes a big pot of sweet tea.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/57498480-fe9a-45dc-b598-d49d39892ba7_rw_1200.jpg?h=55beb480f0010cc3071aeddb691d5f33)
Every day she makes a big pot of sweet tea.
![She serves those too infirm to come down.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/c338a9a3-a29b-4c9d-b871-dada96af0a2a_rw_1200.jpg?h=fb4e326b2252db143e57d94ef8437c67)
She serves those too infirm to come down.
![Some of the elders are blind.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/3cfc6e13-b4e4-4a96-a7a4-9855b5b8c53c_rw_1200.jpg?h=49d0a8d8d72f96159d2fb32ff1aa810a)
Some of the elders are blind.
![Some unable to walk.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/49e723e8-9253-4686-886f-3f4a3c23cc58_rw_1200.jpg?h=488fc8445182d5d2bdb3b558a24ea6bc)
Some unable to walk.
![All of the elders have escaped from Tibet, following the Dalai Lama into exile.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/7ca2ab88-63f9-4cd0-8dd3-33378c6243a8_rw_1200.jpg?h=c1bcbd62b3a8b864956462b5dcd40402)
All of the elders have escaped from Tibet, following the Dalai Lama into exile.
![Many spend days reading sacred Buddhist texts.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/e632f1a4-dbd3-4916-a3fe-59fb248b270a_rw_1200.jpg?h=992a1732933613618b70041c7a06dbc8)
Many spend days reading sacred Buddhist texts.
![Magic Momo, is blind, but very intuitive. Hence her nickname.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/c5ada3a9-f3ec-40bd-b9c0-235401b14141_rw_1200.jpg?h=92006bb786479fa87c9f4400ba62510f)
Magic Momo, is blind, but very intuitive. Hence her nickname.
![This woman, Ani-la, is an ex-nun who suffered terribly for protesting the occupation of her homeland.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/72e60f93-cbfe-498b-86b9-171289e2fe1a_rw_1200.jpg?h=7c6687f4e735ba8cca3c72342a31c69b)
This woman, Ani-la, is an ex-nun who suffered terribly for protesting the occupation of her homeland.
![Done with her rounds, Momo Dolma heads downstairs.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/667791e9-a201-4687-913d-eed5db88c43f_rw_1200.jpg?h=4ac83ac681d1477668c4e329c5adf78e)
Done with her rounds, Momo Dolma heads downstairs.
![Finally, after sunset, she can savor her own super size bowl of sweet tea.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/9a246373-f229-4b9a-929d-b37398a23dff/218489d2-d649-478b-a682-95bb63244b7f_rw_1200.jpg?h=22d1c4e2a23fd20ae8937bca3a694460)
Finally, after sunset, she can savor her own super size bowl of sweet tea.
Tea Time with Momo Dolma at the Old Peoples Home for Tibetan Refugees in Rajpur, India.