Hello from Mysore

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Hello, my name is Leanne. I graduated this past May in Sociology/Anthropology. Here I am in India, still doing Earlham things. That makes my transition out of college a little confusing since everything I’m still involved with are still related to school. I’m interested in the points when people connect with people. It’s a little vague, but I’m trying to look out for those tiny little “insignificant” moments when something becomes something.

Hello, my name is Rosie and I’m a rising junior at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. This is my first trip to India but I have traveled to Asia and Europe before and hope to continue once I graduate. As an Enviromental Science major with a focus in education, I’m excited to write and share my experiences over these four weeks for this blog while also strengthening my teaching skills. I really enjoy deep conversations and am currently working on loving spicy foods, learning the game of cricket, and attempting weightlessness during yoga.

Hello, I am Kanako. I am a rising senior at Earlham college, although I only have a semester to go before I graduate. I am majoring in Human Development and Social Relations and Public Policy. I am interested in the reasons/backgrounds behind how a group of people act in certain way. The questions I often ask are “Are they acting in this way because of certain social structure?” “What kind of history is behind this certain custom?” etc. This is my second trip to India. During my sophmore year, I took an off campus semester in Dharamshala, India where I learned about Tibetan language, culture, and Tibetan Buddhism. One thing that had been always in my mind was that I could not really learn about Indian culture even though I was in India for about four months. So, this time I am glad to be exposed and immerse myself into Indian way of living (or more like South-India).