I have begun looking at articles on “jugaad” as the basis of my India abroad research paper. Jugaad is not a mere word; it is a mode of action, a philosophy of out-of-the-box thinking (or sometimes out-of-the-law thinking), and a generally creative and perpetually adaptive and unfinished form of problem solving. It is easy to […]
After a month in India…
Hi everyone! I’ve just finished quite a bit of traveling through northern India, and am now settled in the city of Chennai on the southern coast. Now that I have a free moment, and decent internet access, I thought I’d send this update on how my adventures in India have been going. Me and the […]
New Life in an Old City
I was asked to write a post that summarized my experiences in India thus far. I was told it could be about anything. I wrote one and in it I tried to summarize my thoughts and reflections but I really couldn’t give its worth. There has been so much and all of it, the beautiful […]
Dilli, a cinematic paradise
We are coming to the end of the Delhi component of our time here in India. We have stared at the world’s largest brick minaret, walked through the gardens of heaven at Humayuns tomb, and learned useful Hindi phrases such as, “Mai tourist nahi hu” and “Is bandar se dura ho!” Since the experience is […]
Adjusting to New Environments
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 […]