February 6, 2024
Mindsets of a ‘Perfectionist’
These blogs are difficult for me; I feel uncomfortable reading my own writing in front of others. I want my writing to be good. I want others to relate. I don’t want to be negatively judged. As I first sit down to write, I stare at the blank screen and feel uninspired and stressed about…
February 5, 2024
Take a Chill Pill
My last day in Hampi was a bit of a mess. I was just beginning to get sick, but I convinced myself that I still had to go out. Specifically, a 575-staired hike to the top of a hill. In retrospect, this was a bad idea. Sure, I had fun watching Taekyung get her water…
I’m sick, and I miss my mom
I start writing this blog post in a veg restaurant feeling dizzy and coughing. A waiter just dropped off a grilled cheese, filled with vegetables like bell peppers, onions, and cilantro. I am having deep feelings of anger and confusion as cilantro made its way into a grilled cheese, and I have yet to see…
February 3, 2024
Hampi Adventures
A little after 10:30 pm on Thursday night, GCIL students loaded a sleeper bus to make the 8ish hour bus ride to Hampi. I spent the first four-ish hours of the trip watching movies and trying to sleep. After a bathroom break at 2 am, we headed back on the road where I slept for…
Three for One Days
The past few days have been a blur of meetings, tours, and long hot Uber rides from one office to another. Wednesday began early and became Thursday a little too soon. Thursday began the same and ended with us all packing up and climbing onto a sleeper bus hoping for the best. With a stomach…
February 2, 2024
A Change of Pace
In my last blog, I wrote about how it felt like I wasn’t making much of a difference on this grand impact challenge while mostly touring around for the first three weeks. This was before beginning work with our organizations, and now things are starting to make more sense. Arun, the founder of Rise Bionics,…
February 1, 2024
An Ice Cream a Day
It has been an abrupt transition going from the first three weeks of days jam packed with activities to a practically clear schedule now that we have started working with our organizations. Other teams come back to UTC campus around 6 pm looking exhausted, as if they actually accomplished something that day, and I can…
A Stroll by the Lake
After a week or so of research, brainstorming, and survey development, the Sensing Local team set out toward Ulsoor Lake to conduct our first of many audits of one of Bangalore’s many urban lakes. Opening to the public only at 4:00 PM, our group made our way through the gates as they opened to a…
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