Although Holi, the festival of colors, is more a North Indian holiday, we decided to celebrate it anyway! All of us got a few packages of Holi powder and went to town. We all had a blast! All of our clothes got ruined but it was totally worth it! The powder stained my skin and my […]
As my time here is starting to come to a close, my busy workweek is over, and only two papers and three weeks of class remain (yikes!). This past week we traveled to Kerala (north of Pondicherry) to visit Sacred Heart College, a possible future study abroad site. Kerala is much different then Pondicherry because […]
Auroville (one town over from Pondicherry) was created by the vision of The Mother. The Mother is considered a divine being and known for her ability to have consciousness beyond the mind. Humanity is not the last rung of the terrestrial creation. Evolution continues and man will be surpassed. It is for each individual to […]
After a busy past few months and a semi busy week at ANET, spring break finally come around! I spent my days on the beach, scuba diving, kayaking, and snorkeling. The first day we got there we were walking along the beach and saw a dead dolphin that wasn’t even the worst part, there were […]
From February 16-24 we spent our time at ANET (Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team). ANET is a research station in the Andaman Islands, on Port Blair. While there we learned a little about the history of the Andamans and how the 2004 tsunami destroyed an already fragile ecosystem. Since then the intertidal and mangrove systems […]
From February 10-16 as part of class we got to go to Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (Croc Bank or MCBT). This organization is a zoo focused on large reptiles and their conservation. Our days consisted of cleaning pens, presentation, and feeding the animals. It was really cool hopping into the crocodile enclosures, while visitors were […]
The Traveling Gypsy 