2025 Student Blog
February 24, 2025
Where Coffee Grows, So Do We
Coorg transported me back to my summers between the ages of 8-20 when I spent long days on my uncle’s farm in Hawaii. Years ago, my uncle and his family sold everything they had in California and bought land just outside of Kona on the Big Island. Their land was covered with over 100 macadamia…
Matchbox Collecting
If you’ve walked more than 5 minutes with me in India you have probably seen me pause, usually mid sentence, and pick something up off the ground. A matchbox, from the dirty street. No shame. Over two months in Bengaluru, I’ve collected around forty of them. They’re everywhere. People use them, toss them, and forget…
February 21, 2025
Taj Mahal
A very long time ago, there lived a very powerful king. The king had three wives, one Roman, one from Jaipur, and one Hindu. One wife in particular was special to him. His Hindu wife- who was beautiful and smart and kind- and wanted nothing to do with him. “I can be you wife” she…
24rth and Cross
Now settled into the day-to-day life here, I’ve recently decided to become a morning person. This is a big adjustment, believe you me. I am a notorious ray of negativity, early in the morning. But waking up to the sunshine on my face, gazing across tree canopies toward the striking blue roof of a nearby…
February 20, 2025
Treat Yo’ Self
After an exciting weekend exploring the Golden Triangle around Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, Team Biome jumped straight back into work mode. There was no time to catch our breath as we dove into brainstorming sessions for our GCIL project. Yesterday, we spent countless hours in a nice café, filling out our Empathy Maps and our…
The Shoes I Brought
I brought three pairs of shoes to India: my vans, which I wear everyday regardless of weather or occasion; my running shoes, because apparently I’m an optimist; and my climbing shoes, a Christmas gift after I wore a hole in my previous pair. My mother asked if i wanted something else, something for India, citing…
February 19, 2025
An Almost Uneventful Day
Yesterday I woke up not nearly as tired as I thought I would be after the long weekend, but by the end of the 1 hour car ride to Rise Bionics I was successfully almost asleep. After we arrived we went over to our usual spot with Geetha and Balagi, the rise bionics administrative team,…
The Art of Noticing: Reflections from the Road
As I sit here on a tightly packed bus with my fellow gcilers driving from Delhi to Agra I’m practicing the art of noticing. Wearing my noise cancelling headphones, I’m watching the sunset over the lush green fields, observing Harguleen and Amy talk about their aspirations and hypothetical futures. Rohan gazing out the window, Rae’s…
February 18, 2025
The people of India
As you have all heard or seen in person, we visited northern India to complete the golden triangle in 3 days over the weekend. Having been born in Punjab, a northern state, I imagined I had a good understanding of what to expect, but nevertheless the culture shock hit me just as hard or maybe…
Taj Mahal? What’s the Big Deal?
Everyone has heard of the Taj Mahal, after all it is one of the 7 wonders of the world. What I have not heard before is someone’s experience of actually seeing it in person. In this blog post I will try my best to share what it was like. At around 6:00 am Sunday morning…
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