The Taj Mahal
One of the Seven Wonders of the World Visited by Seven Javelinas Leaving at 6:30 in the morning, the mood of our group was sluggish yet...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
Modern Art and More.
The National Gallery of Modern Art located in New Delhi is one of the premier art galleries in India. It is a four-story building with...
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Yoga in New Delhi
The Study Abroad Group did yoga today (06/02/19)! At about 7:50, we went to the yoga studio around the corner. At first, the studio...
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Henna
Henna is a common type of body art that has been around for centuries. It's famously believed as originating in India and Egypt and used...
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Temples
Throughout our Bhutan-India trip, we have had the opportunity to view a variety of temples, of different religions. The temples are all...
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Old Delhi
Delhi and New Delhi, the same city but with years of difference. Old Delhi, few hundred years, built by successive dynasties, New Delhi,...
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USAID-India
Our first full day in India included a visit to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Visiting the embassy required pre-arrangements, showing...
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Chaos Without Mayhem!
Transitioning from traveling throughout Bhutan to traveling in India has been an interesting challenge for a number of reasons, namely...
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Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest Monastery)
The hike to and from Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest Monastery) takes around 6 hours for inexperienced hikers such as us, but for the guides...
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The Students of Diversity
One aspect that has changed over the last decades as Bhutan becomes more developed is the unwillingness of the younger generation to...
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Jun 4, 20191 min read
A Monk Cut My Hair!
During my stay at the Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan, I had my hair cut by a monk named Lopoen Tshokey. Prior to getting my haircut,...
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The Baker, the King, and Me!
This year I was lucky enough to turn 21 in a foreign country while studying abroad in the amazing country of Bhutan. 21 is an important...
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The Next Guardian
Nothing could have prepared me for the emotional train wreck that I would become after watching The Next Guardian. Because it was...
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Topographical Challenges and Medicine Delivery
Dr. Samir Patel (RTC) as part of a presentation on the environment in Bhutan, also spoke of the topography of Bhutan. The lowest point...
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Forests and Spirituality
Bhutan is required by its Constitution to always to have a minimum of 60% of its land covered by forest. Dr. Samir Patel, Royal Thimphu...
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Punakha Dzong and the Hanging Bridge
The Punakha Dzong is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan. Half of the dzong is for the government and the other half is...
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The Master, the Demoness, and Fertility
Just imagine strolling through rice fields, cool breeze, and mountains full of trees and colorful flowers – the sheer beauty of these are...
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The Demoness Under the Mountain
The history of Bhutan has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous 500 years. Before any history was written down, stories...
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Buddha Point
Buddha Dordenma, or the Buddha Point of Thimphu, is a glistening temple atop a mountain, complemented by the scenic view of tall trees...
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Sweet Paper; Four Friends
Today’s trip to the Jungshi Paper Making Factory was charming as they gave us a short and sweet presentation of how they make traditional...
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