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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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Mysore is hailed as the second largest city in the southwest state of Karnataka. Located a few hours south of Bangalore, Mysuru (as it is locally called) has a lot…
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…
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…
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…
“Fifty minutes” in Hindi is pronounced “Pachas Minet,” and looks like this: पचास मिनट. Fifty minutes is how long my Hindi class is. Hindi is taking some getting used to.…