Well family and friends, it feels like ages have passed since I left home. It was only a week ago that my parents dropped me off at Gustavus Adolphus College (GAC), so that must mean that a lot has happened. Here we go: As most of you know, I’m spending the fall semester in Bangalore, India. I am with a group of 19 people, 5 Concordia ladies, 13 Gustavus students, and a philosophy professor from GAC. Our program is called Social Justice, Peace, and Development and we are partnered with and NGO called Visthar (www.visthar.org). Throughout the semester we will be based on Visthar’s beautiful 25 acre campus; it is our place to call home when we go out on trips and field studies. We’re living dorm style, everybody has one roommate. Each room has an
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