Here, There and Everywhere

Georgia India- SHANTI
Hello Friendis!! Georgia at the blog again for a second week (woot woot!) Where to begin?! We kicked off our student directed travel by going to the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh. This is a seven acre abandoned Ashram where the Beatles stayed in the late 60’s and produced most of the “White Album.” The Ashram has become a shrine to the Beatles with incredible graffiti everywhere. We spent our time… Read More

Neti-Potting a Day Keeps the Doctors Away

Georgia #CDEphotos2014, India- SHANTI
Greetings Everyone, We have just arrived back in Rishikesh after a week long stay in a yoga ashram. We had six days starting at 5:30am full of yoga, meditation, chanting, nature walks, and believe it or not neti potting. Although challenging at times, we loved the warm people and beautiful surroundings. On one of our days, we took a nature hike to a waterfall and spent a couple hours relaxing… Read More

Varanassi (James)

Georgia India- SHANTI
From Varanassi, greetings! THis past week we’ve been in Agra, Varanassi, and the long railway in between. Our one full day in Agra was spent celebrating my birthday at the Taj Mahal (this is James, not Georgia). Other than the mahal, Agra was smelly and crowded. We went to a semi-abandoned mall with a haunted house which gave Caroline nightmares. We drank tea at an enlightening cafe run by victims… Read More

You went where???

Georgia India- SHANTI
INDIA!!! DELHI!!!!! Hello from Georgia and James! Currently we are finishing up our scavenger hunt (obviously we are going to win). Today we traveled by Rickshaw and, bravely, the Metro, to a Bazaar on Chandi Chowk in Old Delhi. We ate some spicy Aloo (potatoes) and bread with a married couple and an interesting silent man. After, we walked through a park and a guy called James out as a… Read More