March 4, 2024
For Me
Even though this is due on Monday, I write this the Thursday night Julian came because he said we need to reflect. This is my last week in India and my undergraduate degree so it really had me thinking about my experiences and why I even came to India in the first place. To do…
The Blessing of Struggles
I am told that now is the time to reflect on my experience in Bangalore. And I did set aside time to do that yesterday, but I got sidetracked. After a morning of work and some goofing around, I attended my most anticipated activity yet in Bangalore: pants tailoring. After 20 minutes of indecisiveness on…
March 2, 2024
Last BLORE Bucket List
Last week while stuck in the back of a stuffy Uber with Taekyung on the way to the Hasiru Dala office, I began to craft my “Last Bangalore Bucket List”; for those of you who don’t know, I take bucket lists very seriously, a tradition I started during lockdown when me and my friends’ bucket…
9/10ths of the way
Entering the final week of the GCIL program, my days now mostly consist of sitting in the third floor conference room working on my group’s final project. Putting in long, sometimes tedious, hours with the rest of my Sensing Local group, I find myself missing any day where we got to go outside. However, I…
March 1, 2024
Mama Always Said
It’s the little treats these days, the blueberry slurpee, the supple artificial taste of a Redbull as it hits your lips and send shivers down your spine, the subtle soft tones of the Cranberry’s Linger as you do a little dance in the conference room as you struggle to figure out what to write for…
A New Pair of Glasses
As I begin to write this blog post on another late night while simultaneously helping Arielle and Casera create our prototype to present tomorrow morning, I am finding myself at a loss for words. Yesterday Casera read her blog post describing our same recent experiences with similar perspectives as I. This will also be my…
February 29, 2024
I saw the Taj Mahal and it was dope
It is week 9 of the quarter. That is kind of crazy. If I was back in Seattle, I would probably be mildly depressed from the 4 o’clock sunsets and spending six hours a day in the library. The other day, my friend Facetimed me from Odegard stressing about her upcoming final, and I couldn’t…
February 27, 2024
Pivoting Projects and Perseverance in Bengaluru
Today marks the beginning of week 9, signifying, as they say, “the beginning of the end”. This is my last blog post for GCIL and it’s surreal to reflect on everything I’ve experienced in India— the sights, the activities, and yes, of course, the food. It feels like I’m only just beginning to grasp the…
Said and Done
“This a big watch, diamonds drippin’ off of the clock” are the words I’ve been hearing play through my computer speaker as I grind on my work or through my headphones when I’m on my way to the office. However today, as I walked through the busy crowds on Church Street, I heard these words…
February 26, 2024
People Watching
It is mid Saturday, and I’m walking into the dress shop for some final alterations. As I enter the shop, I wave at the workers, and they greet me, recognising me as I walk in. To be fair, I’m not their typical customer, but there is a sense of comfort in entering a shop where…