At the bottom of the hill where the only* Brahma Hindu temple in India sits, we perched at the edge of a basin filled with holy rose water. A man led us in a prayer which none of us could understand or even really pronounce; he translated for us along the way. When the prayer was finished, he rubbed ... Read More about India IV: Rose Water Prayers
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A Brief Interlude
There's one question that often pops into my mind as I walk from the metro to the boulangerie down the hill to my apartment — what would it be like to live in Paris not as a student? I so hope to know the answer someday, but that day is not today or any in the near future. We're right in the ... Read More about A Brief Interlude
India III: A Detour to Jaipur
Jaipur was one of my favorite cities on the trip to India, which (I hope) explains why this post has taken the longest to write. It was also the city that took the longest to get to — 13 hours, to be exact (but who's counting) — thanks to protests and barricades from India's Jat ... Read More about India III: A Detour to Jaipur
India II: Welcome to Agra, City of Wonders
Our time in Agra was short and fast. We arrived from Delhi in the afternoon and very promptly filled our bellies with cuisine from Southern India, from sambar and dosa, a sometimes spicy sauce with a rice and lentil crêpe to dip in it, to thali, rice with about six different sauces to choose from. ... Read More about India II: Welcome to Agra, City of Wonders
India I: Avoiding the Delhi Belly
In the weeks before leaving for India, I was filled with anxiety. Anxiety about whether I would pack the wrong things, if I forgot something, if my visa was incorrect, if I would get sick from accidentally drinking the tap water...you name it. Once I was in the air, equipped with 12 prescriptions ... Read More about India I: Avoiding the Delhi Belly
Travel Preview: Two Minutes in India
It was about 9 p.m. when we tried to cross a busy street in Agra. One professor grabbed my left hand as cars weaved between us, while the other tugged my right sleeve, yelling, "Let go of your fears, Anne! Let go of your fears!" Anyone who has ever tried to cross a busy street in India knows ... Read More about Travel Preview: Two Minutes in India