India was a thrilling, at times overwhelming bustle of activity. Little orange rickshaw taxis flooded the streets (I will never complain about the San Diego traffic again!) With three times the population of the United States living on a third of its land, India will surpass China as the most populated country in the world. My five days there flew by, but I was able to do so much! The population density in the city of Chennai was unlike anything I’d ever seen before. It is also known as the city of billboards, so between the people and the advertisements there was constantly something interesting catching my attention! Gram, you would LOVE people watching there!
It was surreal to drive by the second longest beach in the world, that I had seen news coverage of a few years ago when the tsunami hit. I loved learning about Gandi and his nonviolent resistance that lead a revolution to freedom in global studies. I felt like an Indian princess when Katie and I went shopping for sarees, went to a welcome reception with Indian university students. I visited colorful Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, Visnu, and Ganesh, and even watched monkeys share in picnics at a community park. I won’t go into the details on everything, but here are a few things will give you a good idea of how I spent my time in India.
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