Tibetan experience

It's been a while.... Not due to a lack of action though... We've had a bug go through the boys, dad, and is suspected to be bugging momma's tummy right now. But, we've been busy none the less.
Last Friday, November 21st, I (Riley), joined a group of ISB teachers for a night at a warehouse that specializes in Tibetan-type furniture. Not really well versed in that culture, but I was interested and went. An experience is definately what this was.
After an hour and fifteen minutes in traffic, we arrived in a village-like place and were lead through a bunch of corridors. As they opened the gate to the warehouse, we were greeted by men who were dressed in thier native Tibetan garb. We knew then that this would be a big deal...
We were lead into one of the prettiest rooms I've ever been in. As soon as we got in there, a new scent entered my registry. Turns out that this would be yak milk.... This is a big part of their culture I guess. Yak sweets, yak milk tea, yak butter, yak everything.
Being someone who wants to try things and see what they're like, I tried things that they had laid out for us. The first was a sweet. It looked a bit like a spritz cookie, but smelled worse than a sweaty shoe... I tried it, and can confidently say that I will never eat anything like that unless I am about to pass out from starvation. For the rest of the night, I had this musty smell/taste in my mouth...
On to better things.... After our social hour and meeting our host, we were paraded through this massive storehouse to look at the pieces. Now, Tibetan furniture generally has a very rich red tone to it and may be brightly painted. In our case, we purchased sort of an end table that is beautifully painted on the front.
They also have a wide variety of rugs there. Piles and piles of them to overwhelm a person.... I went there thinking that I get a rug for our house, but gave up trying due to overload. With so many to choose from, I figured that I would ask Laurie to help sometime...
In the end, this was an awesome place to visit. Besides becoming an admirer of Tibetan furniture, I have made up my mind to steer clear of yak products... Been there done that I guess.