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Stephanie in India

Monday, April 25, 2005

What is India to me?

Mysterious
far away
exotic
mountainous
hot & shimmery air

People
colors
fabric
the tone of jewels

tantalizing
information
not known
never taught
or only briefly
many years ago

Religions
mixing
now I don't know how
Better than here?
maybe worse

Learning
about what
I've been missing
learning about
what I want
To be tolerant...Open

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Why I want to go to India?

I don't know why exactly it was that I decided to come to India - other that when Dan stood up in the study tour information meeting and described the India study tour I knew it was the trip for me. Even though the day long pilgimage trek sounded grueling, there was just something about it...I knew I had to come. In my life I have had a couple once in a lifetime possibilities presented to me, thing I think I could never do on my own and this was one of them. All of the other study tours while very interesting were places I think I could go with a few other people and we would be able to have a relatively full experience with little knowldge or preparations. But this India experience is not one that I think I could have put together on my own without the help of another person first and I am looking forward to going with people who know something about India and a group of students so that I don't feel quite so alone.

It's also like there's something calling me to India..I don't know what or why... just know I have to go and see what it's like for myself.