Overseas program(s):
India Fall 2015
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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 […]
Classical Dance: Bharatanatyam - For the last week in Chennai, we had two dance instructors from Kerala come and teach us Bharatanatyam (a traditional dance that originated in southern India). Before we would begin dancing, we would dedicate a large portion of our time into relaxing our mind and body by doing yoga. For one of my assignments, I […]
Mujhe Khana Cahiye (Hindi for, “I want food”) - The first time I tried Indian food was during fall semester 2014. A couple of friends and I decided that we wanted to get lunch from one of Portland’s food carts. So we came across this food cart called Tandoor’s Saffron Indian Kitchen on the corner of 9th & Washington. By that time I already […]
Migrants as Agents of Development - Migration is a key factor in the development and globalization of developing countries. India, a developing country, not only prospers because of its government, but networks and remittances of migrants also contribute. While in India, I want to look into who are the people that are migrating, why are they migrating and where are they […]