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Sayani Sarkar's avatar

Seems like a good trip and you just missed the early summer here which is going on nasty these past few days. Tradition! Ha ha. India is a continent I am afraid. It's just too complex for even us to contemplate sitting here. Even with all the traveling and mingling with people from many states, I still feel I have many things to learn and see.

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Madison Huizinga's avatar

Was very grateful to have a lovely trip - the 90 degrees and humidity was a lot for me, but definitely not as hot as it seems to get. And yes, definitely not trying to make grandiose generalizations about a subcontinent in <2000 words, but had a lot of thoughts being in a new country for an extended period. I definitely have more to see and learn the next time I visit. I appreciate you reading :)

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Lahari's avatar

i’m sooo glad u had such an amazing time in my home country! love how you embraced all parts of it, and yes 2 weeks is certainly isn’t enough 😄 i really like how you picked up on subtle cultural differences and came from a point of understanding it and looking through a deeper lens with appreciation, hope you keep the memories for life ❤️

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maysha's avatar

You portrayed india so beautifully! Being from here sometimes you don’t appreciate it as much as you see everything first hand but seeing it from a third perspective was so amazing! So glad you had a nice trip <3 come again soon

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Irene's avatar

this was an incredibly culturally aware essay I loved it! I will say coming from a country that had millions of US chains like KFC, American brands are in a way infatuation with the US rather than indistinguishable —wanting to be like the US more than anything.

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