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...

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...

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...

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...

Throughout our Bhutan-India trip, we have had the opportunity to view a variety of temples, of different religions. The temples are all...

Delhi and New Delhi, the same city but with years of difference. Old Delhi, few hundred years, built by successive dynasties, New Delhi,...

Our first full day in India included a visit to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. Visiting the embassy required pre-arrangements, showing...

Transitioning from traveling throughout Bhutan to traveling in India has been an interesting challenge for a number of reasons, namely...

The hike to and from Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest Monastery) takes around 6 hours for inexperienced hikers such as us, but for the guides...

One aspect that has changed over the last decades as Bhutan becomes more developed is the unwillingness of the younger generation to...

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,...

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...

Nothing could have prepared me for the emotional train wreck that I would become after watching The Next Guardian. Because it was...

Dr. Samir Patel (RTC) as part of a presentation on the environment in Bhutan, also spoke of the topography of Bhutan. The lowest point...

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...

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...

Just imagine strolling through rice fields, cool breeze, and mountains full of trees and colorful flowers – the sheer beauty of these are...

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...

Buddha Dordenma, or the Buddha Point of Thimphu, is a glistening temple atop a mountain, complemented by the scenic view of tall trees...

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...