The roof of Tagore International House, the dorm I live in, is covered with all sorts of graffiti from students that have lived here over the past few years. This…
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If you had told me when I arrived in India that, four months in, I would be performing a classical Indian dance on stage in front of the entire university,…
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Today (November 11th) is Diwali! Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama (and his wife and brother) after a 14 year exile. People celebrate all over India with lights, lanterns, and…
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I realized the other day that it has been over a month since I arrived home from Mysore, which means it has been over a month since I have written a…
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Hello, 4 am wake up call. The quietest and most deserted I have seen India yet is at 4:17 am on a Saturday morning, which is precisely when we left…
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When it rains, it pours. I have been trying to think of an accurate way to describe the rain here. When you’re in Tagore, the rain sounds like a thousand…
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When I was little, I had a stuffed, Beanie Baby brand Bengal Tiger. The name on the tag read “India,” and, being as obsessed with cats as I was when I…
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Our trip to Hampi began, fittingly, with a monsoon, as we struggled to stuff ourselves and our luggage into the tiny cab, while trying rather unsuccessfully not to get soaked…
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