Category: India
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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…
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True Generosity
By Amanda Freeman For a group of people that have so little, they give so much. Throughout our trip, we talked a lot about poverty and what it really is. We talked about how we, as Americans, define poverty as a lack of money or material possessions, but how it can also be defined as…
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EP-ji’s Journal
By Evan Pausic Trekking from Uttarkashi Purity through the great H cleaning lady cast to H the side and we’ve managed not to pay…
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Silence
By Ellie Liedl “To be in silence can start with a journey in the mind. Be with oneself and start anew.” I have used this way of thinking for most of this trip. The key to succeeding and truly seeing in the silence is personal silence. How can you stop, look, feel and listen? I’ve learned…
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Akhil & Ansika
By Sally Johnson As I approached the Panwar household for lunch on a beautiful Monday afternoon, I had only seconds to admire the incredible scenery. A young Akhil came running at me with the beautiful giggle of his. As he drew near, I crouched down and opened my arms to him. He comes in fast…