Alexandra David-NĂŠel By: Anya De Chakrabarty
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Why I Chose Alexandra I chose Alexandra because she is a woman She explored all the countries I have lived in Her birthday was the same as my mummy’s
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Childhood Born: 24 Oct, 1869, France Age 2: Wandered from her parents through streets of Paris Age 17: Visited Switzerland by train Age 18: Cycled from Brussels to Spain without telling parents
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Start Of Asian Journey 1890-91: Travels to India using the inheritance from her grandmother 1895-97: Opera singer in Viet Nam at Hanoi Opera House
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Alexandra Goes Further 1900-4:Alexandra married Phillip NĂŠel 1911:She returned to India. Lived in Benaras and Sikkim
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Yongden
1914-16: Meets a young monk called Yongden and later adopts him. Yongden travels with her 1916: They go together to Japan unable to go to Europe Tuesday, 4 November 14
Travelling Through East Asia 1924: Meets monk Ekai Kawaguchi in Japan 1924: Travels through China to Tibet
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1928: Yongden and Alexandra returned to France and Alexandra wrote Magic and Mystery in Tibet 1937: They went to Tibet, travelling there during World War 2 1946; The pair returned to France in 1946. Alexandra was then 78 years old. In 1955 Yongden died at age 56.
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She wrote over 20 books Among them: Immortality and Reincarnation: Wisdom from the Forbidden Journey Magic and Mystery in Tibet My Journey to Lhasa Tuesday, 4 November 14
Alexandra died at age 101. Her ashes were scattered on the Ganges River in India according to her wishes.
Extra Fact Alexandra always returned to France when she ran out of money. Tuesday, 4 November 14