There is a stereotype of India, reinforced by works like the Jungle Book, that India is one big jungle with some villages and deserts. This is obviously untrue, but being in Delhi, a city with a population of eight figures, I had no idea I would observe so much biodiversity. There are a variety of […]
Hamburg
Last weekend, a friend and I took a three-hour bus ride to Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany (after Berlin). Hamburg is situated on the Elbe River, and is close enough to the coast that it has traditionally served as an important port for Germany. This gives Hamburg, from my perspective, a significantly different […]
A Lifetime of Jury-Rigs
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 […]
Review: Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Book, Music, Lead Actor, and Lyrics), put together a musical production the likes of which the Richard Rodgers Theatre, nor Broadway, has never seen before. Miranda’s musical is inspired by Ron Chernow’s scholarly biography, Alexander Hamilton, and introduces Broadway to the world of hip-hop, r&b, jazz, and pop while telling the stories of […]
Judy: A Generation All Grown Up!
Walk up to an office building on Christopher street, dial “15,” wait for the ‘buzz-click’ and open the heavy door. Try to ignore the smell of dog urine on the street and the sweaty men leaving the gym next door. Go to the basement and walk through a small side door. Congratulations, you made it […]