Hello everyone! My name is Addison Clarke, and welcome to my blog about my trip to India this past January, 2020.
Being a student at Spring Arbor University, it is a requirement of everyone who attends the school to go on a 3 week Cross-Cultural trip to a different country outside of the United States.
Why do this?
- Many students thus far have done little travelling to other places around the world, or even in the United States. Expanding one’s worldview is a focal point of studies at SAU.
- Experiencing another culture is an opportunity to showcase and exercise the liberal arts education that the school has provided me and my fellow classmates.
- To build relationships with fellow students on our trip that we may not know, or foreign citizens native to whatever designated destination.
- A look at how God is present or absent in different areas of the world and what can be done about that.
India was one of the highlights of my life, and while being there I was immersed and fully accepted into the culture. As a result of this, I was able to learn a lot about India as a powerful leader in world affairs through sectors like government, economics, etc. In addition, I got the chance to experience the people of India and learn about the language, food, hobbies and pastimes – and so much more.
This blog will be a detailed analysis of my trip to India, where I travelled to 4 different cities across a 21 day period. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, and Kolkata were among my stops in India – while also taking a side trip across the Nepal border. While reading, you will note this page is broken up into different sections that highlight the main aspects of another culture: business, religion, family, education and government.
I hope that this blog allows you, the reader, to learn more about India through my eyes as I experienced. Through my personal stories, as well as facts picked up along the way, this blog will look to give a fully encompassed view of India at large. Being a traveller to this country, I hope that my perspective is more relatable, yet knowledgable and easy to understand.
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