Category: India 2015-16
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Women of Agora – A Senior Project
Hi all, Hannah, Blair, and I are seniors at Christchurch School. For our integrated senior project, we are working to give back to people who have become like family – the rural Himalayan community of Agora. We want to bring light to the lives of the women in the village. The three of us will…
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Reflecting on Fly Fishing
By Shaohan Zhang First time watching Mr. Cola fly-fishing was on the Havelock Island one early morning. I wrote down, “…misty fog covers the peaceful sea, even the tides stop to listen Mr. Cola’s swings. Toss and rotate. One, two, three. Toss out. The form looks like a solider dropping his gun to salute.” Ever…
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Afterthoughts…
The group’s return from India has been a process. Some have likened the experience to withdrawal, others have compared it to finding a new “box” of ideas to explore. Regardless of the analogy, all of us have had reason during reintegration for introspection and deep thought about what we experienced. We have met weekly to…
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Weichen’s Pictures
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Discovery Never Ends
By Weichen Zhao The trip has ended. Looking back at those two weeks in time and the things we did all the time during the trip – traveling, speaking, watching, thinking. The experiences we gained refreshed our sense and view of world and life. Joseph, who works on a little island for his son’s future,…
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Unobstructed Opportunities
By Michael Maguire In our normal lives in the US, there are very few opportunities to yell at the top of your lungs or to sit in silence amazed by something natural – in India I did both in the same day! Half the group hiked from Agora to Dodital, a very sacred place in…
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An Eye into the Indian Mindset
By Charlie Lange I know you Feel it too I swim far into the crystal blue To a place that is only ours My heart absorbing the ecstasy around me Happiness is nothing when not shared I need to share with you It’s been too Long I submerge my skeleton, mind to soul Encapsulating…
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Spirit
By Trip Brewer When you look at a place like dodital, everything boils down to its spirit. I think this is because there is absolutely no way for our minds to process the energy of the place other that feeling it’s spirit. When we hiked up to dodital, the first thing me and Charlie realized…
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Rock-hopping and Kindness
By Angela Showalter A quick story about the CCS students on our trip to India. In short, they were terrific. Not only did they jump “all in” to the experience and put themselves outside of their comfort zones daily to connect deeply with the place and the people, but they demonstrated CCS core values at…
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Photographs #5 (Community)
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Photographs #4 (Working Alongside Agora)
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Photographs #3 (Delhi + Travel)
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Photographs #2 (Andaman Islands)
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Namaste (Mar. 11th)
By Yujia Chen What happened: We traveled. We ate. We slept. What I felt: What is the best society? This is a question I have been seeking the answer to since the beginning of the trip. When we went to the Andaman Islands, I lay on the hammock and gazed at the turquoise color sea…
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Shared & Individual Appreciation
By Brother Mason We woke up early in order to get back to Agora with time to spend in the village. We had split up two days before – half of the group chose to stay in Agora and the other half went to Dodital, a sacred lake. The lake is a ten mile hike…