Famous Last Words: Week 10 INDIA!!!

Ummm. Hi! I'm going to INDIA!!!  *Breathing heavily*

Not sure if you can tell that I am excited or not. I just found out on Tuesday that I have been given the opportunity to work in Gurgaon, India for my internship this summer with Honeywell! I am so stoked. Like, I basically don’t have words to explain my excitement. I’m just ready for all of the adventures (both the good and the challenging moments).

I have been talking with some of the past interns who have had this opportunity and I have already started to network as much as possible. I am definitely going to keep a blog (starting now actually…to document from the beginning to end). Therefore, I am really thankful to have some blogging experience from this class (how ironic too…both India related). Ahhhhh everything is just so cool right now. I haven’t come up with my full list of what I would like to do, but the top three things in my mind right now are:

1. To ride, touch, hang out, see, etc. an elephant
2. Visit the Taj Mahal
3. Travel to Nepal and see Mt. Everest

Painted Elephant. Source: Melanie Thelen's personal photo

I had such a terrible time focusing this week due to my excitement. Which was unfortunate, because I had a test. I even had to go for a run (which I HATE cardio) the day I found out to try and get some energy out. At the same time, it has been great for my motivation. I started eating healthier and working out a little more.

I feel like this opportunity rejuvenated my desire to travel! Sometimes we get so stuck in our everyday lives and focus too much on our surroundings. I think college and the lack of finances made me forget about exploring as much as I can. I got to thinking about my schedule this summer. I’ll bust my buns throughout the work week and have mini trips on the weekends…so it sounds like my rest and recovery will actually be on the weekdays. Unlike college. It seems like we try to catch up on the weekends. I hope that maybe I can take a few mini vacations over the weekends next school year and explore the U.S. a little more than I have!

I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and can’t wait to start my adventures!

Week 10 Reading Diary B: Deathly Destruction

From Narayan's Mahabharata

Thoughts and Favorite episode:

• All the war and violence!
•  Pg 162. This is vivid and gross. I'm sure the act of dismembering Dussasana's body and drinking his blood is a sign of disrespect. At least some of the other characters find it astonishing. It reminds me of when I went to Spain and Italy and saw statures with their private parts removed (a sign of disrespect and was usually performed by an opposing force).
• Karma has been very busy! I was drawn to pages 178-179 where Dhritarashtra, Gandhari, and Kunthi die in a forest fire. Also, Krishna's people kill each other and the Pandava brothers die.
• Seems a little Romeo and Juliet.

Death. Source: Wikimedia

Week 10 Reading Diary A: I spy

From Narayan's Mahabharata

Thoughts and Favorite episode:

• KARMA! Pages 86-87 Duryodhana tries to make the Pandavas look foolish by setting up a grand camp near Kamyaka. Duryodhana is captured and loses men in a fight. The Pandavas end up saving Duryodhana.
• Page 92: I don't exactly understand why Karma (or whoever) allows the brothers to come back to life. I guess I don't feel like Yudhistira answering a few questions correctly should be enough to reverse death.
• The lake could be a fun storytelling post (reminds me of the troll who guards the bridge).
• Another cool twist for a storytelling post is to have a modern day spy story. Pages 93-96

Sneaky Spy like the Pandavas. Source: pixabay

Favorite Quotes:

• Didn't find many cool quotes :/

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