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May 7, 20172 min read
“Ten Girls, Fourteen Suitcases, Five Minutes”
Today (Sunday), May 7, has been a whirlwind of travel. We began with a four-hour train ride from Mumbai to Pune. As a newcomer to the...
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sweumich
May 6, 20171 min read
We Arrived!
Well we made it!! Very late last night our group arrived in Mumbai after traveling for 24+ hours. Determined to beat jet-lag our group...
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sweumich
May 22, 20163 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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sweumich
May 21, 20165 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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sweumich
May 20, 20162 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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sweumich
May 19, 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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sweumich
May 18, 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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sweumich
May 17, 20161 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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sweumich
May 17, 20162 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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sweumich
May 15, 20163 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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sweumich
May 14, 20162 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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sweumich
May 13, 20163 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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sweumich
May 12, 20162 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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sweumich
May 11, 20163 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...
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sweumich
May 10, 20162 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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sweumich
May 9, 20163 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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sweumich
May 8, 20161 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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sweumich
May 7, 20162 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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sweumich
May 4, 20161 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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sweumich
Jun 6, 20153 min read
SWE Overseas: A Reflection
SWE Overseas returned safely to America over a week ago, and we are now spread across the country settling in to our summer jobs or...
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