January 8, 2024
Hiking in History
Still feeling like I’m dreaming after an eventful night out at the Bohemian restaurant, we hopped on another early morning bus to start the day. For this trip, we escaped the city and headed for Nandi Hills in the northern region of Bangalore. On our way, we made a pit stop at Nandi Upachar for…
Young Foreign Girls
The phrase “I was throwing up the entire night” is usually the result of a long night of poor decisions and too much fun. But here at the end of our first week in Bangalore, it’s another reminder that we’re not in Kansas anymore. The gurgling in our stomachs, symphony of beeping horns, and loud…
January 6, 2024
I am not a morning person
I am not a morning person. Four, eight, ten hours of sleep – it doesn’t matter. I still wake up tired. On top of that, after nearly a week of sleep deficit upon sleep deficit, the sweet embrace of sleep is all I can think of come evening time. So, you can imagine my dread…
The Small Details
Since the first day we arrived in Bangalore, one of the first things I have noticed is how the people we have met are not only willing, but excited to help us. I saw this the first couple of days in small ways; for example during our first activity, the scavenger hunt, a stranger approached…
January 5, 2024
Fortunate Son
“Far better ideas than those you or I have had have failed, and no one is crying about it.” If I had to boil it down to one sentence, these are the words I would take away at the end of the day. These are the words of Arun Cherian, founder of Rise Bionics. This…
Tired and Inspired: A Day of Discovery
My morning begins by rushing up to the rooftop to FaceTime my family back home. I miss my partner, whose presence I’ve grown used to having each night. Luckily, early mornings grant me the opportunity to chat about the previous day and express my excitement for the day ahead. After a breakfast of yummy “papas”…
January 4, 2024
Beginnings
How do I begin? It’s a question I keep asking myself. It’s a question I asked myself at 3 AM as I poured buckets of cold water on myself in the shower. A question I ask as I stare at the blank faces of my classmates lackadaisically chewing their first breakfast in the dining hall….
The Joys of Unfamiliarity
Truthfully, during our orientation day, I have been trying to keep a brave face, a face of courage, as every time I cross the street, I keep a stiff arm so far out away from me that I want to believe that it is as sturdy as the concrete made out of these homes we…
March 10, 2023
Final Thoughts
The series of blog post finales began over a week ago, with all of you, my great classmates, sharing your final words about our time here in India. I loved all these posts. How nice it was to hear you summarize these weeks that seem to defy a summary in my head. Of course, at…
March 9, 2023
Last Blog
I’m running out of interesting ways to open a blog. Maybe it’s just me but openers seem to spread like wildfire in a group that reads to each other each morning. I probably should have consulted with my favorite blog writer here, Jack, to get some tips. Eh, let’s see what we can do. As…