Returning home felt like a whirlwind. Although my time in India was wonderful, replete with new learning experiences, expansion of cultural understandings and opportunities to make friends, returning to the US felt necessary. Now back, I want to return to India immediately. The grass is always greener on the other side. I am lucky to have been afforded the opportunity to visit India, and share my experiences with friends and family here in the US upon my return. I find although there are less people on the streets in Denver, less vibrancy of colors adorning the women as I walk the avenues here, both places provide unique opportunities to enjoy the human experience. I may miss the chaos of the streets and the generous offerings of chai, but I find solace in the abundance of coffee shop meetings with friends, the golds and reds of Autumn, and the comfort of home.
We present our report from the summer today to our peers and some faculty members. The transition from acting in the field to evaluating, analyzing and improving in the lab, while supposedly ingrained in our malleable student minds, leaves me wanting to return to the field. This presentation is a unique opportunity to focus on a single example from the field, discuss some of the positive and negative situations and get feedback from colleagues. We hope that the input we receive today will help us as we write reports about our experiences, but will also assist future interns with the JaiShankar Memorial Centre, New Concept and the Gender Resource Centers.
I hope that the friends I was able to make back in India, Vimala, Uma, Chaya, Anju, Suresh, Ashutosh, Kirti, Rakhi, Pratima, Bobby, Manju, Surkhi, Paresh, Praveen, Subash, and everyone else at NC/JMC/GRC thrive in the years to come. Perhaps soon I will see you in India again or in the US.
All the best,
Sarah Miller
