We are blasting through our Northern Tour of India and at the same time that it is exhausting, different, and just generally overwhelming, I have also somehow found the time to reflect on the entire trip here. There are some constants on life in India that I’ve noticed and some things that are different depending on where you are, in the north or the south and if you are in a ...
India
What’s with all the Tea?
Everywhere you go in India, you are offered tea. The offer of chai is everywhere from on the train before you travel back to Chennai to a lonely street on the Andaman Islands before you go to a national park. The constant offer of chai makes you wonder after a while, why is it absolutely everywhere? How did such a simple drink of just leaves and hot water make it so big that ...
Reflections on Life in India
My stay here in India has been an experience that has helped me truly appreciate all of the resources and opportunities that I have back home. That's one of the most cliche things to say about a study abroad experience (gross I know) but I truly have learned to appreciate even something as basic as clean, fresh-smelling air, a relatively clean ground beneath my feet or a clean ...
