|Author: Kevin| For my final blog, I wanted this to be directed to my GCIL family. Not to my typical two readers I average on my blogs. Thanks mom and dad. F...

|Author; Thea| To the rest of the GCIL, this Sunday is going to be the first major goodbye, but to team BuDa, it is our third. Our first goodbyes were at Ang...

|Author: Amanda| Considering that my thoughts and emotions regarding GCIL are one big jumbled ball of chaos, it felt only right to continue my brainchild fro...

|Author: Robert| The morning began with my alarm clock going off for the 4th time at 8:20am. I woke Kevin up and moseyed on downstairs, putting on clothes as...

|Author: Taryn| On Monday night, I had this amazing idea to write my final blog about each person on our program. I was pretty excited about it and when I ex...

|Author: Kayla| Sitting in my rickshaw, I feel a tap on my leg. I look up to a wide-eyed 6-year-old boy holding 10 long blue pens. I instantly shake my head ...

|Author: Torie| I’m hanging my laundry on the roof, something that’s become an enjoyable task during my time in India because it allows me to appreciate each...

|Author: Tessa| As the GCIL program draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on my experiences here and the environment which I’ve called home for the last two...

|Author: Rachel| Change is exciting, but I’ve found that I don’t fall in love with the changes until things are about to go back to normal. Now I realize I’...

|Author: Rebecca| Around the sixth week, Deborah asked us why we were on this program. I remember the first thing that popped into my head: to learn. I am re...

|Author: Sandra| I first heard of GCIL in an email from my departmental advisor for HCDE. I remember reading through the website, and watching the video on t...

|Author: Garrett| At the end of week 8 our team had the first formal meeting with Sampark, the non profit that turned Rachel and Sukyong away. Rebecca and I ...

|Author: Tristan| Four weeks ago, I was hit by a wave of inspiration to write a Facebook post with the purpose of recruiting more students to GCIL. I typed i...

|Author: Mike| I had successfully cast aside the emotional burden of writing my final blog by resolving to just write about cultural differences surrounding ...

|Author: Hannah| Got a tetanus shot for free. But I couldn't get the malaria med and all the other vaccines and meds, as I could not afford them. A tetanus s...

|Author: Megan| So here it is – my goodbye blog. Today is our last Monday in GCIL. This program is not only ending my time in Bangalore, but also my undergra...

|Author: Cameron| The pressure of a last blog is an intense one. I have been thinking about what I could say to do this experience justice, for weeks. I even...

|Author: Thea| 5:30 pm. We were all excited that we can have our meeting and working space at Third Wave tonight. It is the cafe that Elbin had recommended t...

|Author: Eric| I have been asking my fellow classmates about what their first meal will be once they get back to the U.S. I received various answers, from ju...

|Author: Vero| It took seven weeks for me to feel like Bangalore is a home. Not my only home, but a home. It was the little bits of martial arts that found t...