As cliché as it may sound, in a span of a whirlwind month, Delhi has become one of my favorite cities in the world. Any time I try to decide what to post about, I panic – there have been so many experiences, ranging all the way from heartbreakingly difficult to near-euphoria. Looking back at […]
Humayun’s Tomb: A Resurrected ‘Memory Palace’
The heart of Delhi is, through my eyes, defined by the sum of its ‘pockets’ of character. Though there are not always clear divisive lines, each hub of the city is separate not just by obvious divisions of language or religious affiliations, but also in more nuanced ways- dietary practices, the symbolic use of […]
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Last night we all went to see a performance of The Trojan Women performed at an old Roman style theatre, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. This theatre sits beneath the Acropolis in Athens, with a view of both the entry gate and the back of the infamous Parthenon. The Trojan Women is a highly tragic play, […]
Explaining Gender Discrimination via Bathrooms?
Namaste Y’all, My time in Delhi has been simultaneously fun and difficult; I find myself constantly adjusting, reflecting, and engaging with my surroundings. All five of my senses have been fully stimulated. On one of my first jet-lagged nights in Delhi, I found myself reflecting on a quote from Charlotte’s Web. The quote is […]
Greek elections are over. Now what?
The Greek election is over. Alexis Tsipras and his leftist Syriza party “won” the election with 35% of the votes cast by 56% of the eligible voters in the country. To obtain a majority of the 300 seats in parliament Tsipras and his party have to form a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks party, […]