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Michael

Political Science & Economics

Air Force

UW-Madison

Learning Hindi and immersingmyself in the culture of Indiawas an irreplaceable experience!I had the opportunity to travelto historical sights and witnessfirst-hand the amazing growthof modern day India. I willforever cherish the new worldview this study abroad gave tome, the wonderful people I metalong the way, and thebeautiful country that is India.

Memorable Moments Cultural Differences

New Perspective

Something I found interesting was... Nearlyevery household has several maids. What I couldn't get anywhere else except forIndia: India is filled with so many ancienthistorical sights. We have nothing comparable toit in the United States; to see this in abundancewas a continual blast into history.

What I learned from my homestay family...They taught us the basics of cricket!A must see/do: Visit the Taj Mahal!I wish I would have known prior to travelingto India... How to take a proper bucket shower.

Funniest: When we first started classes, it wasdifficult for us students to get acquainted with theaccent and different, yet very similar soundingwords in the language. We had our professorenunciate very slowly and speak loudly.Most challenging: We would take the metro toget to school every morning, approximately a 45minute ride. Each morning the metro was packedto the brim with bodies. Although the metro wasair conditioned, it was extremely uncomfortable. Favorite: Some students and myself traveled toJaipur for a weekend and had the privilege oftouring the pink city. We got to ride elephantson our last evening, and that was beyond a blast.

Advice to students considering this program: Have an open mind, and be flexible. You won't knoweverything, and it'll be frustrating at times, but that's okay.How this experience will help me in my future career: I would love to be an Intelligence Officer,ideally using my language and cultural knowledge to strengthen relations between the world's twolargest democracies.

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