A First Days Walk

Today we had the amazing pleasure of going on a hike to the Bhaja caves. This opportunity made me very excited, because we hadn’t left the campus sense we had arrived in India. While I was just happy for a change in scenery little did I know I was about to witness the most stunning […]

The black and white picture of my history book

The black and white picture of my history book meet it’s colour today. Bhaja caves – A standing example of architectural excellence. Carved in 2nd century BC Bhaja caves consists of 22 caves. I saw the pictures of Bhaja Caves back in my primary school, and I was always fascinated by them. I always wondered […]

A Bhaja Experience

Today we visited the Bhaja caves. Truly a beautiful sight! We hiked to the top and despite the heavy rain, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The Bhaja caves is an ancient heritage site located in Bhaje, Maharashtra, India. A group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The caves are 400 feet […]

Journey to the Bhaja Caves

Although the viewing of the Bhaja Caves was the main activity, what really intrigued me was the journey to the caves rather than the caves themselves. On the bus ride to the site the group was finally able to get a glimpse of the real India! Able to see housing, local stores and markets, and […]

A Dream Come True

There is nothing more enjoyable in life than dreams coming true! A dream of mine came true today – I got the opportunity to experience the city that has always thrilled me! We spent the whole day along the colorful and hectic streets of Mumbai, which was a great way to get to know the […]

Encountering India – First Steps into the Western Ghats

We’ve been spending the first days of the program inside the awesome hotel we were staying at doing fun activities for getting to know each other, but although we liked playing in the safe and quite luxurious space the hotel offered us with its wonderful game room and convenient tea breaks between the entertaining team-building […]

Rain Won’t Stop My Day

Today, I was very excited to finally be able to leave the hotel and go explore new surroundings. Once we got to the location, rain started pouring on us and it made the hike up the hill much more intense and made my socks soggy. However, getting to the top and being able to witness […]

Simple But Amazing

Today was another day inside the Leadership Center with ice breakers and presentations. Afterwards we had free time early and I enjoyed using that time playing soccer inside the conference room with others. However shortly after we started playing we had to move outside. As the rain stopped we moved outside in search of a […]

A Perspective on Independence & Group Circles

A Perspective on Independence The students started July 4 acknowledging that it was American Independence Day by listening to a rendition of America the Beautiful. The curriculum this day, because of its significance to one group of them, was focused on the concept of Independence and the dates and events which each student considered to […]