shock was not overwhelming, however the time change was. I found myself struggling with the time difference to the point where I would be dozing off around 3 pm every single day. This made me very irritable, however, after a week of being there I felt accustomed. It was important to know when I got tired and cranky so I could catch myself in any bad moods. During these classes we also did lots of sight seeing around Mysore which was absolutely beautiful. We attended a palace lighting of the Mysore Palace which is pictured below. This was one of my favorite of the entire trip. Mysore Palace Lighting Ceremony The classes taught at SVYM were very thought provoking for me, especially the lectures we had on gender in India. I expected to learn a lot about Indian culture (which of course I did) but learning about gender issues in a different country allowed me to reflect on the gender issues in my own country. I considered a lot on times that I felt discriminated against because of my gender. Looking back on these instances, I remember thinking that what happened was “normal” but now I realize that I was being treated differently and unfairly simply because I was born a girl. The following six weeks was when we went to our various projects sites to work on our individual projects. Me and 5 other students were placed at Kenchenahalli hospital, a small rural hospital run by SYM that is about two hours out from Mysore. This hospital is targeted towards rural and tribal communities. It is surrounded by beautiful farmlands growing wheat, sugar, ginger and cotton. The vistas provided by the Indian countryside were another favorite view of mine throughout this trip. My housing had a rooftop that we could sit on and on rare mornings we performed sunrise yoga.
shock was not overwhelming, however the time change was. I found myself struggling with the time difference to the point where I would be dozing off around 3 pm every single day. This made me very irritable, however, after a week of being there I felt accustomed. It was important to know when I got tired and cranky so I could catch myself in any bad moods. During these classes we also did lots of sight seeing around Mysore which was absolutely beautiful. We attended a palace lighting of the Mysore Palace which is pictured below. This was one of my favorite of the entire trip. Mysore Palace Lighting Ceremony The classes taught at SVYM were very thought provoking for me, especially the lectures we had on gender in India. I expected to learn a lot about Indian culture (which of course I did) but learning about gender issues in a different country allowed me to reflect on the gender issues in my own country. I considered a lot on times that I felt discriminated against because of my gender. Looking back on these instances, I remember thinking that what happened was “normal” but now I realize that I was being treated differently and unfairly simply because I was born a girl. The following six weeks was when we went to our various projects sites to work on our individual projects. Me and 5 other students were placed at Kenchenahalli hospital, a small rural hospital run by SYM that is about two hours out from Mysore. This hospital is targeted towards rural and tribal communities. It is surrounded by beautiful farmlands growing wheat, sugar, ginger and cotton. The vistas provided by the Indian countryside were another favorite view of mine throughout this trip. My housing had a rooftop that we could sit on and on rare mornings we performed sunrise yoga.
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