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12 Apr

Posted at 08:19h in OG Headquarters, South Asia

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18 Nov

Posted at 16:33h in South Asia, Alumni Network

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05 Jul

Posted at 16:16h in South Asia

The silver lining in long layovers - time for reflection. For me, India: Mind & Body was all about listening. It began with listening to myself; listening to my soul, my true intentions, and my passions. Being true to myself and seeking new perspectives that challenged...

30 Jun

Posted at 16:09h in South Asia

The days are winding down, and my flight back to the States is approaching quickly. It's hard not to reflect on the entirety of my trip, much less the past few days and weeks....

20 Jun

Posted at 16:55h in OG Headquarters, South Asia

Every June 20th, the United Nations recognizes and commemorates the strength, courage, and perseverance of millions of refugees around the world through World Refugee Day. This day, first observed in 2001, was created to bring awareness to the plight of refugees around the world and...

06 Jun

Posted at 20:56h in South Asia

When I think about the founders of the United States and what they had to endure, the monumental tasks they faced to both secure independence and build a government, I'm awed at their patient persistence....

19 Jan

Posted at 16:40h in South Asia

We spent our first few days in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. This city is a sensory overload; flashes of a city young in age but old in culture. ...

24 Aug

Posted at 16:17h in South Asia

"Dorothy, we're not in Kansas anymore." We arrived in Delhi around midnight in the heart of monsoon season. The humidity was heavy, the heat stifling, and horns were honking. People lined the streets. From the moment we stepped out of the arrivals section of the airport,...

22 Aug

Posted at 18:55h in South Asia

During the late summer India: Gender and Religion program, participants visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Here, two participants reflect on their experiences pitching in on the temple's daily tasks....

17 Aug

Posted at 18:49h in South Asia

On the day of my arrival in India, Christophe picked me up at the airport. As I walked out and felt the stickiness in the air, I knew something untamed and wild would be coming. I just didn't know when. We rode the metro all...

12 Jul

Posted at 16:42h in South Asia

It’s hard to capture what New Delhi was like for us as newcomers to a country, continent, and culture so different (yet so similar in many ways) from our own. The first few days seemed like whirlwind (without a lot of wind) of heat, excitement,...

28 Jun

Posted at 15:11h in South Asia

Travelling as a Westerner means encountering complex issues of power and privilege daily, carrying coded wealth and imperialism everywhere you go. Ethical choices are not always easy to spot, especially when navigating across cultures. For me, participating in a trip through Operation Groundswell meant embracing...

24 Jun

Posted at 15:22h in South Asia

I don't know where my love for cows came from, but it's a very serious love and at times comical. Cows and India have always gone hand in hand; their sacred status in India seems to resonate with my love for them, and had a...