One of the debates surrounding how the program is planned is how much “structured” vs. “unstructured” time students should have. We have had jam packed days — breakfast at 7:30, class from 8:30am-5:30pm, dinner at 5:30, and then many nights we spent writing blog posts. Before we left for India, many of us had to…
Tag: Leadership in the Himalayas
Touch the Taj!
Over the past couple of days, as we have traveled much more and been around many more people, I have revealed a few characteristics about myself. The most prominent realization is how my organizational style thought processes do not blend well with the massive crowds of people. A prime example was yesterday when we were…
EWR in sight
As I sit on United Airline flight 83 from Delhi to Newark, I have begun to take more time to reflect on what I have learned from the past month. When the trip started I viewed leadership in a more external view than I do today. On May 1st leadership was largely focused on a…
India McDonalds!
This past month felt like both the longest and shortest life of my month. My excitement to return home and move to NYC for the summer greatly outweighs my sentimental feelings towards leaving India. So much has happened in the last month. Days of busses, trains, and planes (I wish I knew the stat on…
Trek Reflection; 05/26/23-05/28/23
Now that I have summarized the events of our trek, some reflection is in order. I acknowledge that my perspective today might be very different from my perspective in a couple weeks, months, or years. The most valuable thing I gained from the trek was a wealth of experiences to ponder. For each new challenge…
Masala Munch Is The Best!
Today we took an hour bus ride to the Dehradun train station. The bus ride was smooth even on the windy roads of Mussoorie, but the train ride was even better. Once we arrived at the train station, we had a little while to wait until the air conditioning turned on inside the train. Instead…
Reflection
It is currently midnight and I have found myself back at the YWCA where the journey all began. I dropped my phone on my face and got this cut on my lip which hurts like hell, and my eye is twitching like Davy Jones. There is exactly two days left until I get to see…
Coming down the mountain
There is no lack of distractions in the frontcountry that permit the mind to reclude itself from introspection. Spending ten days in the mountains without any of these distractions (namely smartphones and my laptop) forced me to be alone with my thoughts often. This trek confirmed my suspicion that I love challenges. Pushing the limits…
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