Category Archives: India

Adventures in India

*disclaimer* this is not a blog post

This is a blog post about why I am not writing a blog post. Lots of cool stuff has happened in the last few days. I even made videos of some of it which I will post on YouTube at … Continue reading

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Amalia’s Q&A Blog Post

Per the request of my aunts, I will now proceed to write a whole entire post in question-and-answer format, answering all their questions because otherwise they argue about who’s cuter. (You’re both cute). I will begin with Arzelie, M&Z: (No, … Continue reading

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“That’s *my* seat”

Yesterday I attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program at a nearby Government School (would be called public school in the US). When I arrived, an hour late, the program was already in full swing. It was a sort of … Continue reading

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Avinu Malkeinu vs. the Oreos

I never actually thought I would come to this, to laying curled up in my bed cradling my phone in my hand, listening to YouTube videos of Yom Kippur services and searching for one that sounded like home. Okay, the … Continue reading

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School Buses, Elephants, and Baby Showers

I would like to begin this post by saying that the plural of  “Bus” should be “Busses,” because “Buses” looks like it should be pronounced “booses,” and that’s weird. The big news this week is that I’ve started school. I … Continue reading

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The Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office and its Respective Malfunctions

I had to get up this morning and go to the Foreigner’s Regional Registration Office again to try and get registered. Guess what? I didn’t get registered. Surprise surprise. Here’s the full story: At the airport, the very chatty and … Continue reading

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Sisters and Chai

Hi! I’ve been in India a whole week, and I just keep loving it more and more. I haven’t been able to post as soon as I’ve liked, because I am staying with the girl, Rachael, who is going to … Continue reading

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DAY 1

In case you didn’t get the memo, I’m in India this year! I left Monday night and arrived Wednesday morning, but about 10 hours of that was time change. My flights went well. The first one was packed full, so … Continue reading

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