Rotary District 5550 Group Study Exchange to Bangalore, India
We’re off to Bangalore, India on Monday for five weeks of vocational and cultural studies, and fellowship with our hosts from Rotary District 3190. I’m Jenn Sharp, assistant editor for the...
View ArticleHow bright is your rainbow?
“India is a land of contrasts.” This was the most common refrain I heard from people who had visited the country before. The statement couldn’t be truer. We’ve been in this incredible India for one...
View ArticleSaraswati festival: Born with music in their hearts
On one of the team’s first days in Bangalore we were taken to a Hindu religious festival. Pooja (a form of worship and prayer) was being performed for Saraswati, the goddess of education and...
View ArticleHorses and an Italian-turned-South Indian woman
If there’s one thing I’ve come to expect in India it’s the unexpected. This trip has been a wild ride – so wild I’ve barely had time to collect my thoughts let alone blog about them. Perhaps blogging...
View ArticleBangalore: A foodie’s view
Street food is a way of life here. At night, many streets come alive as vendors open their doors and food carts roll in. Bangalore’s food is the antithesis to everything I’ve known and loved about...
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