I’ve successfully hit the point on campus where local students know my name. Walking to class this morning someone yelled my full name, not Maddie, not MadMay… Madeline. It was a relief that someone didn’t assume my name was Maddie. Although, I’m sure it’s not hard to identify who I am when I’m theContinueContinue reading “Naan Fiction”
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Bindi Over Backwards
One of my biggest fears is people screaming in public. Hearing someone scream in a crowd of people makes my chest tighten and my eyes dart. On Saturday we went to the movie theater to see Jab Harry Met Sejal, the Bollywood version of When Harry Met Sally, and I experienced this terrible screaming in public.ContinueContinue reading “Bindi Over Backwards”
This Bazaar Life
Studying in India reminds me a lot of my semester in Barcelona. In some places the architecture is very Arabic, the people are generally beautiful, and I am on a 50% rice consumption diet. The silliest difference I look at on a daily basis is how badly the girls in Spain dreamed of riding onContinueContinue reading “This Bazaar Life”
Big Girl Pants
Has anyone ever said “Wow, I really enjoyed paying a big fat bill at the bursar office today!”? Yes. Yes, someone has. I am that someone. I am that ONLY someone. Hold up. DJ-SPIN THAT ISH BACK. Before Christmas break, Dr. Phillips of the Ball State University Anthropology department sent the mass call-out email for studentsContinueContinue reading “Big Girl Pants”
Indiana Jane 