2019-03-17
Estatuto Do Homem por Thiago de Melo Santiago de Chile, Abril 1964 Artigo I Fica decretado que agora vale a verdade. agora vale a vida, e de mãos dadas, marcharemos todos pela vida verdadeira. Artigo II Fica decretado que todos os dias da semana, inclusive as terças-feiras mais cinzentas, têm direito a converter-se em manhãs...
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2019-03-16
As part of my Global Citizen Year program, I’m required to complete an end of year project in my community here in India. I chose to do something in my school community, as that’s been the most impactful part of the year for me and I wanted to give back any way I can. Initially...
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2019-03-16
*This post was originally published on December 9, 2018. * *Wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish* *You’re never alone when you say you’re a Jew* *So when you’re not home and you’re somewhere kinda newish* *The odds are, don’t look far, ‘cause they’re Jewish too* *The odds are, don’t look far, they’re Jews just...
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2019-03-15
Today I’ll share a little about another large part of my experience here: my host family. Over the past few months, I’ve been living with my host dad Dilip, host mom Dipti, host grandfather Prakash, host grandmother Kalyani, and host brother Kabir (who’s 10 years old) in a flat in Bavdhan, a western suburb of...
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2019-03-14
Pani Puri is one of my favorite Indian snacks. Its main components are Pani (water – sweet and salty -) and Puri (a very thin and crispy fried dough). Chickpeas, tomato, onion, parsley and crunchy are added to this. Pani Puri is an ideal snack to share with family and friends, although if you had...
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2019-03-14
I have sat down on ten different occasions (literally) to write this blog, so hopefully this time sticks. I’ve been really struggling to put my emotions into words, especially given the fact that we only have 21 days left in our communities with our host families. After 193 days living in Ecuador, I’m not really...
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2019-03-13
#1- Get comfortable talking about your bowel movements. Even the shiest Fellows in my cohort broke by week four, discussing their gastrointestinal issues at length. The worst part of all of this isn’t even that you’re hearing about other people’s poop. The worst part is that you’re genuinely interested in hearing about other people’s poop....
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