Off to India: Namaste
As the congestion of the city gave way to the rural countryside, the first thing that came to my mind was Disney’s The Jungle Book: vast, flat plains with a mix of palm trees and many others that I...
View ArticleTwo Different Indias
My first two days spent in the beautiful Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi were almost surreal. The hotel was quiet and pristine, and I felt like I was still in Chicago – not halfway around the world. As I sat...
View ArticleFamily Planning as Means of Survival
I spent the last four days observing a training program for Ekjut’s newest participatory meeting cycle. This cycle addresses malnutrition among newborns and infants in the surrounding rural communities...
View ArticleFinding My Place
I make the two kilometer commute to the office on a bright purple bicycle with a large silver basket and rainbow colored decorations on the wheels. In the year since my last trip, the road has been...
View ArticleIs Exercise a Luxury?
As a former collegiate athlete, exercise has always been a part of my life. In recent years, running has been my go-to stress relief and I have maintained my routine since arriving in India. However,...
View ArticleThe Simple Things
After three months of trying to find a place to stay in this tiny rural town, tomorrow I’m finally moving into my home for the next six months. I knew that fully furnished flats are hard to come by in...
View ArticleAlways a Lesson
As of late, I’ve found it somewhat difficult to put my life in India into words. Life here, even though it is very different than my life in Chicago, has become, well, my life. The daily sights, the...
View ArticleFrom Many, One
One of the reasons India appealed to me was because of the colorful culture. India, a nation of 1.2 billion people in 28 different states and 7 union territories, is unlike anywhere else in the world....
View ArticleSandberg Out of Touch? Not in the Least
By now most of you have probably read about or even finished Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In. In it, she talks about the barriers that women face in the workplace. As I sailed through her book last week...
View ArticleGossip Girls: No Longer a Frivolous Pastime
What if you could reduce maternal deaths in developing countries by bringing women together and getting them talking? According to results published in a special edition of the Lancet, released in...
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