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"I can't see the ball, but I'm all in"
Hey! Today was Day 3 of our outreach camp at Bharat Children’s Academy and Junior College in Walchandnagar. We kicked the day off with...
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- May 9, 2017
- 2 min
“Practice Yoga and You Will Always Be Fresh”
Our second day at BCA started early with a traditional yoga session taught by an instructor, called Yoga Sir, at sunrise. This type of...
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sweumich
- May 8, 2017
- 1 min
“Mala BCA madhe yeun khup chhan watale”
Today was the first day of camp. We traveled by van from the bungalow to BCA. We exited the van to the warmest of welcomes. The...
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sweumich
- May 7, 2017
- 2 min
“Ten Girls, Fourteen Suitcases, Five Minutes”
Today (Sunday), May 7, has been a whirlwind of travel. We began with a four-hour train ride from Mumbai to Pune. As a newcomer to the...
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sweumich
- May 6, 2017
- 1 min
We Arrived!
Well we made it!! Very late last night our group arrived in Mumbai after traveling for 24+ hours. Determined to beat jet-lag our group...
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sweumich
- May 22, 2016
- 3 min
The day that never ended
At approximately 4:30 am we got up to begin our next great adventure! Sunrise at the Taj Mahal! Many of the girls had purchased a sari...
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sweumich
- May 21, 2016
- 5 min
Step Wells and Pottery and the Taj Mahal, Oh my!
Today, Saturday May 21st, began like any other day, with alarm clocks and breakfast and a scramble to get all of our luggage to the bus. ...
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sweumich
- May 20, 2016
- 2 min
Elephant Rides in the Pink City
Our first full day in Jaipur started bright and early at 8 am after breakfast in our adorable hotel. Regardless of our early start time,...
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sweumich
- May 19, 2016
- 2 min
Welcome to the Pink City
Today we made the journey from Delhi to Jaipur, which is about a 5-6 hour drive. Jaipur is known as the Pink City since the walls...
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sweumich
- May 18, 2016
- 2 min
The Elephanta Caves of Mumbai
Today, we explored the great Hindu cave temples located on an island about an hour’s ferry ride from the Gateway of India. It was a hot,...
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sweumich
- May 17, 2016
- 1 min
A Day at the Caves
Today was a day full of adventures. If there is one thing to do when you come to Aurangabad it would definitely to visit the Ajanta and...
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sweumich
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
The Journey to Aurangabad
Our day was scheduled to begin promptly at 5am. As we met in the main house, we sat around and waited for the bus to arrive as we munched...
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sweumich
- May 15, 2016
- 3 min
SWE Affiliates, Temples, & Sari Shopping: A Day Trip to Pune
Today was an amazing day packed with adventures! We started at 6:30 AM with our always-delicious breakfast made by our favorite cooks who...
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sweumich
- May 14, 2016
- 2 min
Walchandnagar Day 6: Last Day in Walchandnagar
We started our day with learning how to wrap sarees with the teachers from the school. They came over to the guesthouse to help us, and...
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sweumich
- May 13, 2016
- 3 min
Day 7: Friday of Camp
This morning we woke up at the crack of dawn to make it to school for our cricket match. Many of the students and teachers came to...
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sweumich
- May 12, 2016
- 2 min
Walchandnagar Day 4 – Pizza Box Circuits and Rangoli!
This morning we had our last yoga session before breakfast, and I found that it was getting easier to do the breathing exercises! After...
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sweumich
- May 11, 2016
- 3 min
Walchandnagar Day 3: Bottle Rockets!
Today was Becca’s birthday! We started the day doing yoga again in the morning. It was very refreshing and woke us up. Afterwards, we had...
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sweumich
- May 10, 2016
- 2 min
Lean In to my Seismic Heart
Greetings from Walchandnagar! Today marked our second day at of the camp. We started our morning bright and early at 7:30 am with some...
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sweumich
- May 9, 2016
- 3 min
Walchandnagar Day 1!
Today was our first day of camp at Walchandnagar! It was interesting how the staff insisted that we take bus to and back from school even...
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sweumich
- May 8, 2016
- 1 min
Journey to Walchandnagar!
Today was mostly a travel day between Mumbai and Walchandnagar where the school is that we will be teaching engineering outreach starting...
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