Tag Archives: Travel

Christmas Market Road Trip: Germany & Austria

‘Tis the season for European Christmas market planning. When so many countries have them, where do you even begin? Right here. This is the spot. And I’ll spoil it: Munich, Innsbruck, and Salzburg. WATCH our full road trip on Youtube! Pro tip: If you are going at Christmas, you are going too late. Timing isContinueContinue reading “Christmas Market Road Trip: Germany & Austria”

Naan Fiction

  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”

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”

Hide & Go Sikh

Some people go to saunas for a relaxing treat, others live it in their daily lives with little escape. Life in India is sweltering but nothing is quite as blistering as the massive kitchen of the Gurudwāra in Delhi, a temple run by volunteers and Sikhs (disciples who follow the teachings of one God and theContinueContinue reading “Hide & Go Sikh”