I’m still not entirely sure why I chose to do an intensive Hindi language program the summer after my freshman year of college. I was mildly interested in India, but the same way I was interested with the rest of the world. Going to a public university surrounded by all of these new opportunities and […]
Varanasi
Varanasi is a Walkable City
I love going on walks. It can be while having a conversation with someone, talking on the phone back with someone at home, or even listening to an audiobook or podcast. I simply can just go, and go, and go. Varanasi is a city that allows me to walk as much as my heart desires. […]
India First Impressions-2016
This was written upon arriving in India for the first time during my 2016 study abroad program. This shares my first thoughts of arriving in India and the whiplash that it seems India can bring to someone coming for the first time. “How is India” is the usual question that I am getting from […]
What’s In A Name: Varanasi, Kashi, Banaras
If you have looked up anything about Varanasi, you may have seen that it holds many names. Before learning anything about Varanasi, I figured that these different names were just what people called the city of Varanasi throughout time or some of the names were because of the British influence (like Mumbai and Bombay). I […]