2025 Student Blog
March 7, 2025
GCIL The Pitch
So its the third last working day of GCIL. Where the heck did the time go. They really said time flies when you are having fun… or incredibly busy… We can all relate to the past week being nothing short of its own adventure. This week has been the most “well… its India” week of…
Dear December Me
Well today marks the last day of blogs and as Rohan so kindly reminded me a couple weeks ago, that means that my blog is going to be one of the first ones on the GCIL website for next years GCILers to read. So for the last couple of weeks I have been trying to…
March 6, 2025
Long Days and Short Weeks
Today as me and my team briefly discussed what we would say in our weekly 2 minute padlet video for the mentors I realized that the mentors who weren’t here with us probably have zero clue what my team is doing. We’ve had a vague idea of our problem since the beginning, but we did…
We’re Not Done Yet
The day started off with Team Biome heading to office hours yet again. Since it is week 9 and we still have many questions to answer and have answered, tensions are high. Through constant reiterations and new approaches, our GCIL project is crawling toward the finish line. After an exciting and productive meeting, we were…
March 5, 2025
And We Always Circle Back to the Alchemist …
Today I worked for my foundation, I worked on my GCIL project, I worked on UW paperwork, I felt ill and had to take a nap before waking up and working again. Despite it all, I will focus on the experiences of the day instead of all that work. I am sure there is not…
Memories
A few days ago, I was reading the messages of a friend back in the States that had been sitting in my messages for too long. It has been a bit difficult keeping up with friends and family, just due to how hectic things have been the last week or so. They told me they…
March 4, 2025
You Do or I Do?
Just like that there are 10 days to go. In many ways, GCIL has flown by: always focused on the next deadline, the next weekend trip. The end has crept up on me. I remember discussing our projects in the Rise office on one of our first few days there. They mentioned a trip at…
Prototype
It was Monday, the start of week nine, and we had just wrapped up our feedback session with Arushi and Ashutosh. We were waiting for Rachana, our friend and translator, so we could begin interviewing people at the local bus stop using our prototype—new maps and routes designed to improve navigation. But when we realized…
March 3, 2025
Free weekend in Bengaluru
After a long week of work, we finally got another weekend in Bengaluru to do whatever we want. On saturday, I got a chance to check some boxes off my bingo board–I watched a thriller movie, visited an indian classical music museum, and finally celebrated stellas birthday at a bollywood night. On Sunday, I slept…
It Was Really Good!
14 days left… Yeah, you heard me. Only 14 days left of our time in GCIL. It doesn’t feel real how fast and at times how slow this journey has gone. I just booked my flight home to Seattle, and with today being the second-to-last Sunday in Bangalore, I’m feeling a mix of sadness and…
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