2019-03-10
I’ve been away from my permanent home for 7 months now. In that timespan I’ve lost too many things. Here’s my final goodbye to them all. The chain from a necklace that my first committed partner gifted me, that was accompanied by a one-of-kind topaz pendant that my mother and I picked out by the...
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On Getting Around: India is huge, diverse, and always surprising. I believe I have tried every mode of transportation the city has to offer (the public bus, private and shared rickshaws, Uber, taxis, walking). I love to [try] to take the bus and walk everywhere as it’s nice for my pocket, my legs, and my...
Read More2019-01-31
Patience: it takes time to find the “perfect” sari, have a custom blouse stitched for it, finding matching jewelry and a petticoat that will work. Stamina: I spent over 10 hours one day walking and shopping the busy streets of the city of Pune, India, with my host family. I’m proud to say I kept...
Read More2019-01-23
When I applied to Global Citizen Year, it was with the intention of exploring a country different from the ones I know, meet like-minded individuals and increase my opportunities in life. It was never to delay my education, to escape, or to enforce what I believe is best onto strangers. I never thought of what...
Read More2019-01-08
My high school’s journalism class is writing articles on 2018 alum who have opted to go abroad after high school instead of college in the states. Here are my responses to their questions. Where did you go? Pune, Maharashtra, India Why did you pick that place? I’m here with a program that offers four countries...
Read More2018-11-28
I came in like a sparkler: bright, fun, and shooting embers in every direction. Now, I’ve burnt out. I’ve been held mid-air, slowly disintegrating, becoming smaller and less explosive. I am no longer reacting, no longer on fire. With nothing left to spark, to light, I have been left behind on the ground, a stick...
Read More2018-10-17
*Tch* Szo-Fi-Yahh. That’s the sound of whenever my host mom is disappointed or annoyed in something I did or didn’t do. One thing that I’ve loved about my host family is how immediately welcoming they are. How accepting they were and how respectful it was of them to allow me to serve myself however much...
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2018-08-14
If a stranger were to ask me to describe myself, I would say I am annoyingly persistent, proactively procrastinated, and blindly determined. I’m unbalanced but still crossing the tightrope. When it comes to me, where there’s a will, there’s always a way. And that’s how I’m finding myself here today, uploading my thoughts for Global...
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