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By (author unknown), 5/13/2013 - Wandering mid Wonders
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By (author unknown), 3/19/2013 - Wandering mid Wonders
monicatramos: Human Hairstyles. Isn’t it strange that the human...
By (author unknown), 3/19/2013 - Wandering mid Wonders
monicatramos: Human Hairstyles. Isn’t it strange that the human animal is the only creature that styles it’s body hair?
This is Thin Privilege: Fatphobia in India
By (author unknown), 1/19/2013 - Wandering mid Wonders
This is Thin Privilege: Fatphobia in India: thisisthinprivilege: Fatphobia is really common in India too. I live in the United States, but I go to India frequently to visit family. I’m thin by Western standards, but I’m considered fat by Asian standards.  Many  women in India are tiny (like, five…
Reverse Cultural Shock
By (author unknown), 1/13/2013 - Wandering mid Wonders
I’ve been meaning to write a reflections post for a long while. I actually wrote this on December 23rd, in my journal. The final step in my journey was returning home and re-adapting to my American lifestyle.  I was warned extensively about culture shock before arriving in India, but I was little…

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Isabel Peris During a festival, a girl told me, "Tonight, Pune is the best city in the world!" And I couldn't agree more. During my time on the ACM India program, Pune really became like a second home. Being immersed in such a dynamic environment provided such amazing experiences. It was all the big and little things that added up: dancing in the streets during festivals, spending time with my host family, traveling all over India, weaving through cars and motorcycles when crossing the street, learning how to wrap a sari, riding in a rickshaw, conversing with wonderful people, tea time, and so much more! I'd go back in a heartbeat.

—Isabel Peris, India, Fall 2010

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