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What Does it Mean to be Indian?

What Does it Mean to be Indian?

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Blog 1 – Pre-departure (but not really) Currently sitting in a hotel in Chennai, I am writing this post, preparing myself to experience a country I haven’t visited in eight years. Tomorrow, I will travel to Kanchipuram, a city renowned for its temples and sarees, just a 2-hour drive from the larger city of Chennai. I’ll be beginning my work with Hand in Hand’s health sector, an NGO that utilizes funding, mostly from CSR, to improve public health infrastructure and…

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A Culmination of My First Week

A Culmination of My First Week

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Like most others will end up seeing, the journey to India is quite long. After a little over 24 hours of travel I finally reached Delhi in the late evening. Delhi was not the best introduction to India but I will leave that story for next week. Irrespective of this, The next day I boarded my final flight to Jaipur and landed smoothly. I was a bit nervous at this point because although emails and Whatsapp messages were exchanged, I…

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Flying to the Pearl (Predeparture)

Flying to the Pearl (Predeparture)

Before my flight to the enchanting island of Sri Lanka, I found myself wrestling with a mix of eager anticipation and an unexpected visitor: nostalgia. My heart ached a little, throbbing with the yearning to see my family back in China. It had been a full year—a year of growth, challenges, and countless memories, yet none experienced with those I hold dear. I am, by nature, reveling in the joys of travel. The open road has always been my teacher,…

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Finishing and Beginning

Finishing and Beginning

I’m going to India thanks to a friend. We’ve been friends since middle school and have travelled a lot together, always looking for fun opportunities to get out of the country. He forwarded me the application email sometime in October but it wasn’t until January that I actually opened it. I applied to many different organizations and NGOs hoping that one might email me back. I figured if I secured an internship before submitting my application I’d have a better…

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