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 …
Lydia Greve
Ready for Lift Off
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 …
The Final Countdown, and Other Cliche Study Abroad Feelings
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…” …
Delhi-Dallying
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 …
My Favorite Part of India
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 …
Spring Break 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 …
March 5
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 …
Highway
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 …
14 Hours in Agra
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 …
An Up and Downhill Slope
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 an hour plucking fenugreek leaves off their stems …