Monochromatic
I quite enjoy these black and white shots. This one originates somewhere on the beaches of a Hawaiian island (can’t remember which for the life of me). Author: Yasyf Mohamedali The post Monochromatic...
View ArticleOh How I Despise Planning Trips
While sitting on the ferry to Vancouver, I’ve realized that I should probably start planning my India trip, seeing as I leave in a little over a week. Unfortunately, trip planning happens to be my...
View ArticleJai Ho!
Sitting at the the airport (YVR), figured I may as well pop off a quick post. My flight for London leaves in about half an hour, and shortly after arriving there I’ll be straight off to Chennai, India....
View ArticleCulture Shock Much?
Wow. This place is absolutely stunning (and so is the smell!). What an incredible first day here in Madurai, India. The journey in was long, tedious, and slightly peculiar; it was only after 48 hours...
View ArticlePeacocks Overlooking The City Of Madurai
A breathtaking view; too bad we’re only here for the weekend! Author: Yasyf Mohamedali The post Peacocks Overlooking The City Of Madurai appeared first on Yasyf Mohamedali.
View ArticleRelaxed Tourism
Today was a very relaxed day (it seems lazy Sundays are universal), with nothing much going on. We spent the morning eating a somewhat-Western breakfast, chatting, lounging around, and watching movies...
View ArticleStatue At Town Center
Shops surrounding the large statue at the heart of Madurai Author: Yasyf Mohamedali The post Statue At Town Center appeared first on Yasyf Mohamedali.
View ArticleOrientation, Indian Style
Today was, essentially, the calm before the storm, both literally and figuratively. Monday marks our first official day, so inevitably all we did was drive and wait. We left, as usual, on Indian...
View ArticleAmar Seva Sangam
Am I ever exhausted. Today marked a significant day in the history books – I, Yasyf Mohamedali, somewhat voluntarily did manual labor. Unexpectedly, one of the (luckily ephemeral) duties of our Care...
View ArticleIndependence Day With A Twist
Only our second day on the job, and the schedule already seems routine. With my jetlag still not completely worn off (I have been sleeping early, even though I know I shouldn’t be), I woke up hours...
View ArticleA Whole New World
Not much in the way of activity over the past few days – our work, while fulfilling, has been rather tedious and mundane – so I thought I’d write down my opinions on one of the more unexpected...
View ArticleMonsoon, With A Side Of Cloud
We began our weekend trip to neighboring state Kerala today, which is a popular tourist area on the southwest coast. Waking at six o’clock in the morning, our only consolation was the beautiful beaches...
View ArticleLost Somewhere “Near Old Bench”
Interesting tidbit that I noticed today: many (if not all the majority) of the buildings in India have no address; they simply advertise themselves as “Near Old Bench”, Kollam, or “Near Money...
View ArticleNot As Advertised
As I’m nearing the end of my two week placement here at Amar Seva Sangam, there are a few thoughts I’d like to share. First and foremost is the fact that the placement was actually nothing at all like...
View ArticleThis Is It
My final day of my placement here at Amar Seva Sangam is complete! As discussed a few days ago, our continued physical efforts have been menial and low-impact, but seeing as we still have helped out an...
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“Time Flies When You’re Having Fun”
Well that was quick! Not much to say here, I essentially gave up on updating my blog for my last nine days in India, seeing as it was so full of activity, and that we were falling asleep literally as...
View ArticleExams Done!
With exams finally finished, perhaps I’ll be able to start posting more. There are a bunch of things and thoughts I want to get down. Oh wait- cruise time! Guess my sporadic blogging will have to wait....
View ArticlePostPushr
Over the weekend, I had the awesome experience of attending MHacks III – the University of Michigan’s “Most Epic University Hackathon”, and what en experience it was. First of all, for those of you...
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