Post by Piero Coen and Amelie Bushong. This past week there was a lot that took place! BRIC 2014 had its last visit; we went to Shiv Nadar, a school that focuses on educating the children from villages. This was a great visit as we got to speak to the kids who were in 11th…
Post By Nick Kleidon New Delhi, India As our journey in India comes to a close, I’m reminded of the very first course I attended at Babson with Professor Mary Pinard. It was the honors foundations course for arts and humanities, and on the first day we were introduced to the German concept of…
By Mike Brady and Mary Testa This past week presented us with a broad range of experiences. Over the past seven days each of us has had to adapt to varying circumstances. From seven hour bus rides to five star meals to living with lizards and mice to sunrise yoga this week had a little…
What is your name and the name of your business? My name is Jagriti Choudhary M’13 jagriti@skinyoga.in and my business is called SkinYoga. @SkinYoga Facebook Instagram What’s the mission or description of your business? SkinYoga’s mission is to help people adopt a natural lifestyle. It wants people to experience and understand the power of plants especially…
Post by Nina Duong (2015), Isabella Giraldo (2015), and Joy Malabanti (2015) Agra was our last group excursion. We bonded over rough bus rides, immortal mosquitoes, and intensely close quarters. The Taj Mahal is a building significant for its underlying meaning; Shah Jahaan spent a lot of time and effort in dedicating the beautiful building…
Post by John Quinn, 2015 and Rachel Kam, 2014 Throughout the BRIC program we have had many great experiences, but this week was definitely one of the most rewarding. We started in Jaipur, seeing many of the local sites and getting exposure to the North Indian culture. We visited the Amber Fort, several Mosques, and…
Post by Sam Kizer and Radhika Chouhan – Class of 2015 THE BEGINNING OF THE END Finally we said goodbye to Russia, left the winter wear and cold behind, and settled into the hectic but wonderful neighborhood of Maharani Bagh (or the aptly named, New Friends Colony) in Delhi. Just to set the scene: We…
By Ali Khan, Babson Undergraduate Student and Social Media Intern for the Babson Social Innovation Lab. When I first learned about Made By Survivors, I was shocked to understand the cruelty of the situation these former sex slaves had endured. Hearing their stories opened up this new perspective on a form of slavery I never…
