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Lydia Greve

An Auspicious Ending

Posted on May 21, 2014

Hello again! I had sort of intended my previous post to be my final post, but I think it makes sense to write the final entry from my own bed in Wisconsin, since coming home …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged back in US, coming home, end of blog, India, International Academic Programs, Jaipur State Department scholarship, Lydia Greve, study abroad, UW in India, UW-madison, Varanasi3 Comments

Ready for Lift Off

Posted on May 12, 2014

I’m leaving India tomorrow. In a way I’ve been thinking about this day since before I left, maybe since the day I decided I would spend a year here. When I think about the moment …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged academic year, end of program, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, returning home, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi, Year in India4 Comments

The Final Countdown, and Other Cliche Study Abroad Feelings

Posted on April 15, 2014

Sometimes I wish I could start this year over, not because I have many regrets about my time, but more because I have the feeling of “if I had known then what I know now…” …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, paintings, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi

Delhi-Dallying

Posted on April 15, 2014

The Hindi/Urdu word for “journey” or “travel” is pronounced “suffer”, and my Urdu teacher likes to joke “Indian suffer is English suffer.” By this standard, I feel like I can officially say that I’ve traveled …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged Delhi, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, study abroad, train, travel, UW-madison, Varanasi

My Favorite Part of India

Posted on April 3, 2014

It’s getting to the point where I can see the end of this endeavor, and it goes without saying that the feeling is bittersweet. I think part of the reason I’m so nervous about going …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi1 Comment

Spring Break 2014

Posted on March 18, 2014

This spring break is turning in to one of those periods in my life that I will look back on and think, “Did that really happen? And how?” [But perhaps that will be how this …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged Holi festival, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, spring break 2014, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi

March 5

Posted on March 18, 2014

It’s getting to the point where I can see the end of this endeavor, and it goes without saying that the feeling is bittersweet. I think part of the reason I’m so nervous about going …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi

Highway

Posted on February 24, 2014

There is no way I can think of to write this post without spoiling the ending of the Bollywood movie “Highway”, so if you ever plan on watching the film, stop reading this now so …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged Bollywood, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, study abroad, UW in India, UW-madison, Varanasi3 Comments

14 Hours in Agra

Posted on February 11, 2014

This weekend I went with seven of my fellow students to follow in the footsteps of every other traveler in India, meaning I finally made it to the Taj Mahal. To be honest, I think …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged Agra, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, study abroad, Taj Mahal, the "real India", UW in India, Varanasi3 Comments

An Up and Downhill Slope

Posted on January 27, 2014

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Life in Banaras has gone back to normal after winter break, though occasionally, like when I stop to think about how I’m doing something ridiculous like spending …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned Student, UncategorizedTagged classes, guru, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, painting, research project, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi
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