Life in the Abroad - India

Blog # 14 - November Recap: November Recap: YES Abroad Poster Child who?!? & Truth About Exchange So... I am going to dive deep in this topic as I think both sides of the equation need to be known regarding an exchange.  First off, I would like to start off by mentioning that I am beyond blessed and love the life I am living in India, but that does not mean there are no challenges in exchange either. On social media, all you can see are the good sides of our exchange, and not the challenges. I say “our” as in most - if not all - of the YES Abroad & AFS India cohort love to show off our immersion into the culture in terms of the amazing new things we are living through, without showing the harder times as well. This November has been the hardest for me: going back to my normal studious routine from the past month full of adventure, cultural learning, and travel left me depressed and kind of just sad; as well as this, unnecessary “formalities” complicated most t...

Blog #12 October Recap: Visiting 6 Indian States! Slideshow on Ancient Rajasthani Architecture in Jodhpur October has been an eventful month in terms of visiting and learning about different regions in India as this month alone I’ve been in 6 states including Haryana (my home), Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat.   It has been a long time since I wrote blogs due to an eventful couple of months. With this, I will keep everything brief and will start writing on a weekly (or two) basis again! The first trip was for YES students to Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan for the mandatory AFS midterm orientation. We stayed at the Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls' School in which it was founded by His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singhji Sahib on 20th July 1992. The school is named after his mother Rajmata Krishna Kumari Sahibaji. After we got through the two days of AFS orientation material at the beautiful and hospitable school, we had the opportunity to vi...