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Morning Walks in Janpath

For the morning walk we visited government buildings and they were amazing. I learned that each Indian state is allowed to have different governing styles, for instance, one state can have communist ruling and another right by it can have Democratic ruling. That made me think about how different that system is compared to the […]

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Reflections on Chart Paper

We were assigned to give our reflection on a chart paper through drawings, poem, essay and any creative ideas that relates to climate resilience, community resilience and emotional resilience. I was very much curious and excited to reflect myself throughout the journey to India with my 360Plus family. So, I made a drawing look like […]

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Presenting on Resilience

Today we were presenting how we saw and felt climate, emotional, and community/cultural resilience. We had all made a 1-3 minute presentation on a piece of poster board and explained the experiences we encountered along our 23 day journey together. There was so many experiences we shared, but then again we had other thoughts on […]

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Climate Change Learnings

Throughout the trip I have learned many things whether it was just being mindful of my water intake or getting used to all the crazy traffic India has, but through it all it has been so much fun. I have not only learned how to be more resilient but to also be more aware of […]

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The Taj Mahal

I enjoyed my visit in India!!!! What an awesome experience …we went to one of the biggest tourist attractions in the world it was so nice being with people to share that with. I learnt how to be resilient in different circumstances.

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Memories

Memories that stood out: The change in beauty of Dharamshala coming from Agastya. Morning walk at Agastya, going through bushes and trees to get away from the monkeys. Not talking to many people at the beginning to now socializing with many people. Forgetting about my shell. At Agastya, practicing cultural presentations. I wanted to represent […]

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Family and Friendship

This trip has allowed me to change my views of what family and friendship means. At times I hated being here but I would start talking to people here and I forgot that I was across the world and jumped out of my comfort zone. These people made India my home away from home. They […]

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SHEROES in Agra

‘SHEROES’ brave acid attack survivors The woman on the right of me, her mom hurled acid on her face, melting it away completely. Imagine that in a single moment your face was gone, destroyed by an acid attack. That’s the fate of hundreds of girls and women around the world each year, according to the […]

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Busy streets of Delhi

Visited the Mosque today. Learned about some very interesting things. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was the best Indian poet of all time. He was born in Agra in 1797. Today our tour guide told us the most interesting thing about Ghalib. He spent most of his money buying wine to get drunk so in that […]

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Jama Masjid

Today we visited the biggest mosque in India. It is truly a thing of beauty. We talked to a couple of people in the mosque about what they know about the mosque and their purpose there. Our tour guide told us about the history of India and the great kings of India– the colonization and […]