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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

Home and Family Life

Posted on March 12, 2014

Given how grateful I feel for having the opportunity to live with my wonderful host family, I have not given them justice through this blog so far. The people in my house are Pinkuji, his …

Posted in Asia, India, Lydia Odegard, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Odegard, 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

What I Did Yesterday

Posted on February 13, 2014

I went to bed yesterday sensing a radiating warmth that had accumulated in my soul throughout the day. Before falling into a dreamy sleep, I took some time to reflect on what contributed to my …

Posted in Asia, India, Lydia Odegard, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged a day, India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Odegard, study abroad, UW in India, UW-madison, Varanasi1 Comment

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

Good Morning, Varanasi

Posted on February 10, 2014

Depending on who you ask, a Banarasi morning starts anywhere between 4 and 9 am. I sometimes catch waves of these variations when a mosquito buzzes in my ear at 4 in the morning. At …

Posted in Asia, India, Lydia Odegard, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Odegard, morning, semester abroad, study abroad, UW-madison, Varanasi

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

Beautiful Chaos

Posted on January 21, 2014

After months of anticipation and two weeks of orientation in Delhi and Jaipur, we have finally arrived in Varanasi (or, as commonly called in India, Banaras), where we will be studying this semester. This past …

Posted in Asia, India, Lydia Odegard, Returned Student, Spring 2014Tagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Odegard, study abroad, UW in India, UW-madison, Varanasi

Update from Lydia (Varanasi)

Posted on January 13, 2014

Welcome to the details of my second semester in Varanasi! If you have stuck around this long to read, then I thank you, and I promise to post updates as regularly as possible again in …

Posted in Academic Year 2013-2014, Asia, India, Lydia Greve, Returned StudentTagged India, International Academic Programs, Lydia Greve, semester 2, study abroad, travel, UW-madison, Varanasi2 Comments
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