A blind man in India
“I have seen every American film,” my language tutor Ajit boasts as we sip chai in the hot Indian sun. This is a bold claim for an American to make, but for a student at India’s University of...
View ArticleHoly cow! McDonald’s in India?
Despite popular opinion, McDonald’s Quarter Pounder is not called a Royale with Cheese in Paris. I’m sorry to tell you that, readers – when I first read that fact, it hurt my heart more than than a...
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‘Angry Birds,’ motorcycles and playboy
I’ll add today to The Weekly’s fashion blogging primarily handled by Noel Hemphill, because India has some of the craziest t-shirts in the world. Every morning when I ride the train to school, men who...
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The worst of the East and the West: Expatriates Debate the Nature of Their City
I celebrated Holi this year in a magical neighborhood of Delhi called Haus Kauz. Considering its relative safety, high number of gelaterias and the very presence of restaurants that serve pork (among...
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‘Organic is a polluted word’
“Catch up,” I mutter to myself, thinking of an old joke as I continue searching amongst the well-sized leaves. At last, I see a bright red tomato. I pluck it and turn around when an Indian woman...
View ArticleThe OSAC of Hyderabad: Examining anti-sexual assault activism from the other...
Mishandled sexual assault cases. Troublesome comments from members of the staff. Student activists with clear faculty support, but murkiness from top administration. Sound familiar? Despite being...
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Daylicious: Indian Starbucks brews success
As my semester here draws to a close, I’m starting to anticipate being in Seattle more and more. As temperatures here routinely cross 35 degrees Celsius (or 95 degrees Fahrenheit), I yearn for...
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Three Americans in the world
My parents are disappointing. This seems like a horrible thing to say, as I sit in an amazing resort with them on a beautiful spice plantation in the verdant Indian state of Kerala, but they are. I had...
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