Before we came to El Paso for that meeting- ya know the one that changed our lives and brought us here to live- I had never heard of Bhutan that I could remember.
Bhutan is a small country between India and China. Ok, I am sure you are thinking what does that have to do with El Paso. Here goes.
In the early 1900s, Texas College of Mines (now UTEP) was going to build a new building. The prsident's wife read National Geographic and suggested that the architecture for the new building should be fashioned after the architecture in Bhutan. That is just what they did. Because of that, El Paso has a close relationship with Bhutan. Sort of a sister country.
The country of Bhutan was invited to be a part of the Smithsonian World Folk Festival this summer. At the conclusion, they came here to El Paso. Tonight we went to a free show of the folk dances and music. Very interesting. Not exactly a typical show, but interesting anyway.
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