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February 10, 2013 10:29 am  #1


Teaching English to Tibetan Monks

Some (most) of you will know that during his gap year after finishing university Benedict took himself off to Tibet and taught English to monks. Here are a couple of articles based on an interview with The Sun (I have tried to find the original article but without success):

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/104620/Benedict-Cumberbatch-Reveals-Secret-Past-Teaching-English-To-Tibetan-Monks

http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/542156/benedict-cumberbatch-i-taught-english-to-tibetan-monks

Hardly a secret past...but I guess he hasn't been shouting about it from the rooftops. Oh and there are some nice photos...with braces!

 


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February 10, 2013 10:32 am  #2


Re: Teaching English to Tibetan Monks

Thanks Davina and intersting.
But I confess I rolled my eyes and sighed at these ' news' items!


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February 10, 2013 10:46 am  #3


Re: Teaching English to Tibetan Monks

Yeah...slow news day. But he might be 'buttering-up' The Sun a bit. 


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February 10, 2013 10:50 am  #4


Re: Teaching English to Tibetan Monks

Oh I hope not.


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February 10, 2013 11:30 am  #5


Re: Teaching English to Tibetan Monks

Another thing that makes me love this man even if it's not exactly been a secret but that's what the tabloids make of it. 
When talking somewhere else about his kidnapping in South Africa he mentioned that he did breathing meditation to calm down. Maybe his experience with the Buddhist monks helped him in this life-threatening situation. 


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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes

"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)

“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)



 
 

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