Dupatta Haiku
Sarah Adeline, Participant
Look at her in her dupatta. Dupatta so nice. Multifunctional. ...Read More
India: Himalayas to the Ganges River
Cricket wicket
Rachel Nahirny, Participant
My host brother Omesh loves cricket. He runs around our small house, hitting a rubber ball with his plastic bat while shouting the names of his favorite players. When a match is on tv he jumps on our grandmother, mataji’s, bed and yells......Read More
Sunday Rewind: SECMOL
I-Team, Participant
Hard to believe this was only two weeks ago! Time is flying on our semester. Daily responsibility: milking cows Helping in the kitchen Where SECMOL is located English conversation class An example of the genius architecture on campus Daily speech by......Read More
Diwali Delights
JJ, Participant
Today’s the ‘Festival of Lights’ all o’er; A joyful day for minds and hearts and souls; And people throng the Temples to offer, Prayers, resolving to take better roles. And most of them are richly clad and clean, And eat such dainty......Read More
Everybody poops
Rachel Nahirny, Participant
Today I pooped my pants. For those who aren’t fortunate enough to have had this great life experience I would recommend you try it at some point in your time on earth. Knowing that my digestive system can cleanse its self without my command......Read More
Mornings by the Ganga
rachel nahirny, Participant
And in the morning, I’m making waffles!...Read More
Reflections from Another World
Cecilia Yearsley, Participant
Yak of the Week
A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.” -Stephen Crane It is easy to feel adrift here. Sometimes, when this place overwhelms me, I focus on......Read More
Yo yo yo from Varanasi
Rachel wolf, Participant
Varanasi reminds me of the garden of earthly delights. Everything I see is bizarre and people are absolutely everywhere. Actions that exist here do not exist there. There is a sense of privacy though within yourself and your very physically intimate......Read More
Happy Dipawali (Festival of light)
I-Team, Instructor
We are in the final stages of cleaning our house of the grime and the negative energy, the diyas (small oil lights) have been purchased and the markets are full of idols of Lakshmi and Ganesha. We are all set for Diwali! Diwali is the five-day......Read More
A New Window
Matthew Martignoni, Participant
I have always loved learning languages. For those of you who don’t know me, I took French for 7 years, started learning Mandarin over the summer, and look forward to learning many more languages over the course of my lifetime. Today was our fifth......Read More
A World of Extremes
Matthew Martignoni, Participant
We were lucky enough to have last week with our incredible program director, Christy. At one point, she mentioned something that has been on my mind quite a bit: India is a world of extremes. Many of my experiences so far have confirmed this......Read More
Shubah E Banaras (Morning in Banaras)
I-Team, Instructor
“Varanasi is older than history, Older than tradition. Older even than legend and looks twice as old as all of them put together.” –Mark Twain...Read More
Bike Ride in Ladakh (October 8th)
I-team, Instructor
On our last Sunday in Ladakh, Team India went for a leisure bike ride in the villages on the outskirts of Leh. We took in the gorgeous mountain views for one last time, meandering through the countrysides and crossing the Indus River. Upon arriving......Read More
Reflections from on top of the World
India I-Team, Participant
Yak of the Week
As the sun disappears behind these mountains in Ladakh that have nourished and protected us the past three weeks, we are trying desperately to make the final moments last: to remember to be present and not get caught up in what the next moments will......Read More
The night train (like the night bus, but not...
Rachel Nahirny, Participant
The Dehli train station is huge. There are people moving around everywhere yelling to each other and rushing to make their trains. We took the sleeper car and as we boarded the train I was confused to see people sitting on benches. What I......Read More