Ashes were sprinkling from the sky and the smoke in the air was billowing around me. I covered my face with my scarf and squinted at the small frail man that was speaking without pausing for a breath.  I quickly shuffled my feet to let yet another bamboo stretcher with a dead body covered in […]

Today Caroline reminded me of a little tradition that I like to do at the end of a long day of hiking or backpacking. You go around in a circle and explain what the rose, bud and thorn of your day was. The rose represents the best part of your day, the thorn represents the […]

When we first arrived in Delhi we were greeted by humid air and a dark hazy sky. I remember feeling elated the moment we stepped outside of the airport into the thick Delhi air. The trip I had been daydreaming about for over a year was finally becoming a reality. I felt a mixture of […]

It is noticeable upon arrival at Khan Market that it is one of the higher end markets in Delhi. The outside stretches of shops display beautiful traditional Indian clothing, western labels, shiny trinkets and a variety of restaurants. A line of stands ready to convert foreign money into rupees borders one of the entrances into […]

    For my personal research project in India, I want to research the waste management system and the relationship between waste and water pollution. To narrow this topic down this topic further, I plan to research the influence of nongovernmental organizations and international organizations on the current system. I will also focus on the […]