Overseas program(s):
India Fall 2015
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Varanasi - I’ve been thinking about culture shock lately. Before we left for India I asked a lot of people what culture shock was like, and it didn’t ever seem like anyone was able to give me a straightforward answer. The response was always different, and vague. There wasn’t any concrete sign of it, it seemed, that […]
A Place and Its People - Something that Sunil said while we were back in Delhi has really stuck with me since we’ve been in Chennai. “The people make the place.” I’ve been aware of an air of concern since we’ve been in India, and among other things we’ve been told: it’s dangerous, especially for women, people aren’t nice, they’ll try […]
Dhanyavad, Delhi - Today was our last day in Delhi, so I spent a lot of time reflecting on the time we’ve had here. We’ve done so much, but somehow it still feels like we just got here. Our residency, The Ahuja, has started to feel homey. It’s been fun getting to know Delhi. The shock that […]
Summer Reading - Hannah Luzadder Summer Reading Assignment India, Fall 2015 Bruce Podobnik There are many aspects of ancient India that have continuing relevance in India today. One important aspect to understand is the evolution of religion and the development of the caste system. There are a mixture of religions that developed in and were brought to ancient […]