It’s hard to believe that this time last year I was starting senior year, still navigating West Philly and blissfully discovering Honest Tom’s, and now I’m reaching the three month mark in Haiti. (To all future or current CASI students, you’ll never escape from Aparna, she’ll track you down wherever you’re in the world!). For […]

Isn’t it funny how things work with looming deadlines? Last week, when Christina and I were finishing up our study, we looked forward to this week, our last at Aravind. Unlike most weeks here, we thought it would be relaxing, a week to ease and pr…

I must admit it was an odd sensation to be traveling the same Indian train route twice in a nine month period. Last September was the last time I was in India as part of my study abroad jaunt among India, Switzerland, China and South Africa. After…

Last weekend Sindhu, Christina and I decided we needed a break from the work week and the intense heat of the city. Thus we decided to take a last-minute bus to Kodaikanal, a 3.5 hour-away hill station on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. After catchi…

Last Saturday was an ordinary evening at Aravind – thousands of patients screened and hundred of surgeries conducted. It was simply a typical day at the largest eye hospital in the world where the extraordinary is the norm. The one exception was t…

Checking in as week two at Aravind starts! Between Christina and my post, you will be an expert on Aravind. Get ready to learn the inside scoop of work and play in Madurai! The first week was spent acclimating to Aravind and particularly, the inte…