September 2005 In Ladakh, India, on a high altitude plateau, many young women are choosing to become nuns, living in monasteries on the mountaintops. Aside from being afforded the opportunity to develop their spirituality, these young women are gaining some independence and freedom that they would otherwise not have had in their rural lives. The nuns are benefiting from efforts to improve their literacy and secular eduction, as well as the opportunity to use modern technology, including the internet!