Ever since I started learning Hindi the summer after my freshman year in University, I’ve heard about the UW in India program. Hindi and the start of my India experience began in June of 2013 …
UW in India
Return and Readjustment
It has been over 3 weeks since my return to the US from India, and I am long overdue for a wrap-up—which I owe to both my blogging experience and to my personal experience of …
An Auspicious Ending
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 …
Bye-bye Banaras, hello Himachal
As I write this post, I am located a 24 hour journey, many sub-cultures, and countless dialects of Hindi away from Varanasi. I have returned to the Dharmshala area of Himachal Pradesh, where I spent …
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 …
What I Did Yesterday
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 …
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 …
Beautiful Chaos
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 …