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Exploring the City
We started out slow on our second day in Chicago after a fantastic breakfast in "Yolk," filling up on eggs benedict and banana pancakes,...

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Feb 28, 20171 min read


Travel Adventures in Chicago!
Hey from Chicago!!!!!! Today started off in Ann Arbor. I was picked up on North Campus by a SWE member and her dad who were kind enough...

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Feb 27, 20172 min read


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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May 22, 20163 min read
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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May 21, 20165 min read
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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May 20, 20162 min read
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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May 19, 20162 min read


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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May 18, 20162 min read
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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May 17, 20161 min read


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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May 16, 20162 min read


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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May 15, 20163 min read
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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May 14, 20162 min read
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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May 13, 20163 min read
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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May 12, 20162 min read
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...

sweumich
May 11, 20163 min read


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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May 10, 20162 min read


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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May 9, 20163 min read


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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May 8, 20161 min read
Getting to India!
We made it to India! Finally!! On Thursday afternoon we boarded a seven hour flight to Paris. There, our layover was exciting and filled...

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May 7, 20162 min read
SWEet Travels Ahead!
SWE Overseas is once again traveling to India, and we are preparing for the long flight tomorrow! We will be teaching STEM outreach to...

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May 4, 20161 min read


Goodbye NYC!
Today we woke up at 3 AM to catch our 6:00 flight back to DTW. We left for the airport at 4 AM, and it was so weird seeing the streets of...

sweumich
Mar 5, 20161 min read
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