As we sit in the airplane, I look at the clock that’s moving painfully slowly. If schedule does not change because of delays, we’ll reach home in about 15 hours. I feel like time has been playing jokes with us, showing its power. “You see,” it seems to whisper, “You said I was passing too fast during your stay in Kerala, so I slowed down, specially for you.”Read more

The course that focused on socio-cultural taboos passed way too quickly. We discussed a variety of fields plagued by taboos--education, people with disabilities, female genital mutilation (FGM), and taboos expressed in arts. I loved the discussions that emerged after the students had been introduced to the topics, either by listening to a story or an NPR interview. I think it helped that the students were all outside their home environment.Read more