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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Old Delhi Day

Hello 360+ family. I wanna share our day. Today I felt very happy, we visited old Delhi and we saw great construction’s of Mughal emperor such as RedFort and Jama Mosque by Shahjahan. Those constructions represent traditional way of Mughal’s style and their significance. We visited some parts of Delhi namely Dariba Kalan, Kinari Bazaar, […]

Dharamshala Reflections

We were in the clouds while on our hike! It was the most amazing experience I have ever had. On our way down it started pouring with rain but it was actually really beautiful it felt as if i was one with nature. Such a beautiful day. Such beauty India is. Every view leaves me […]

Happy Family

First of all thank you for bringing me to this trip. I would have met this precious gift from God with in me. India has been a challenging place for me, first their traffic then their food and most of all their toilets. I felt alone the first-time I came here. I thought I was […]

India Reflections

India has been the most phenomenal place I have ever been to. I mean, my community back home is where my heart remains, but if I had an ongoing list, India would be my favorite runner up. I am just in love with everything here. From the majestic mountains to the small flowers placed in […]

Bargaining Effects

Today was my second day at the homestays. Last night was extremely challenging for me. The living situation wasn’t something I was accustomed to. It prompted me to dive out of my comfort zone and try something new with an optimistic outlook. And that made my experience the best it could have ever been. We […]

Part of the family

In Dharamshala, I’ve experience something I’ll never forget. The experience of staying with a host family. When my group arrived to the family, we were nervous. I am quite ashamed of my complaining, but spending the night with the family made me realize I am grateful for the opportunity to be with a family. They […]