There are roughly thirty-nine days until we leave for Ecuador. Thirty-nine! This is simultaneously enthralling as well as terrifying. It still doesn’t feel real. Alas, I must move past the point of denial and accept it. I chose Lewis & Clark for many reasons, but the overseas program was a definite factor. In my senior […]
Host Family
For my first week in Banaras, I stayed with a host family in the neighborhood of Lanka. They were a family of four who welcomed me kindly into their home. Ruchika and Sandeep were my host parents and Pari and Khushi, my host sisters. It was my first time having a host family so I […]
Confucius says…
Disclaimer: I meant to publish this more than three weeks ago, but thanks to shoddy Internet, it reaches you now. “Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn’t it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around […]
Dinner Conversation
My Spanish is at what I can only describe as survival level, meaning that if stranded I might (note: might) be able to talk my way home again. Though meeting my host family is what I am most excited for, I do have a few concerns. If I somehow manage not to offend my host family […]
Personal Reflection
When I was first searching for an overseas program, Ecuador was not the first location to stand out to me on the list. Yes, I wanted to speak spanish, but I did not necessarily think I would want to go to South America. I had romanticized a fulfilling semester studying in the beautiful Spain or […]