I have been home for a day, but the memories of Niswarth still live vividly in my mind and heart. Right now it seems nothing more than a huge cluster of sensory inputs and emotions: all those sceneries, sounds, smells, and joyous moments that we spent together.
Read MoreThe Hungarian school system does not even try to foster the joy of togetherness and teamwork. When I was still going to school there, I had to do almost every task (presentation, research, essays, you name it) completely alone, and to be honest it felt pretty good.
Read MoreStudents are not being heard at school. This is the problem we choose to tackle in our two-week DFC project with the two Akanksha schools. It was not my first choice of issues to tackle; I was terrified by its complexity. The number of factors that can cause students to feel not heard and be unable to speak up in class is incredibly large as we have discovered on our first day in the field.
Read MoreAs we entered the garden, the picture of the cultural building was still living vividly in my memory. I could remember stepping onto its marble floor while looking at the quotes on the walls, the colorful mosaics on the floor, and the small but proud bookshelf in the corner just 5 minutes before.
Read MoreWhat am I going to leave behind? My first answer to this question would be nothing. I am not going anywhere special; it is only 3 weeks and I will be back to normal. Leaving behind things sounds like such a huge decision, and being on a plane at 11 p.m. close to passing out from tiredness is not a state in which big decisions should be made. This attitude, however, will probably not lead to a successful learning experience because such a sudden change of context requires me to change as well.
Read MoreThis spring, my parents decided to finally finish building our bathroom. My parents have been living in our current house for over 19 years, but there has always been an unfinished room. When they were initially building the house, just a few years before I was born, they ran out of money, so they could not finish the second bathroom. I think finally putting this last piece of the house into place means a lot to my parents because it signifies that they have finally finished their project of building a family home. However, my parents are not as young as they once were, so building it takes tremendous effort from their part. Luckily, they get a lot of help.
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