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A Final Jaimashi

After a long pause, as my weary, idealistic mind continued to wrestle with the need for rationalism, I heard my voice announce yes with...

Sabai Thiq Cha

It felt as if I was fighting back against a strong current. People spilled out beside me as I walked in the opposite direction of all...

Khaji Khaji Oma Khaji

The Christmas carolers called to say they were delayed by an hour due to traffic from a CAA-NRC protest. After hearing the amount of...

World AIDS Day

He called my name and I knew exactly what he was going to ask me - even before I saw him standing and smirking next to the microphone. As...

Rua 31 de Janeiro

The hermit crab retreated into its borrowed shell as I bent to place it back into the pooling water at high tide. I labored through the...

Kam Kar Rahi Hun

In hushed tones, the HIV positive program participant recounted how her family treated her and her husband when they disclosed their HIV...

Durga Puja, West Bengal

Since my arrival in India in late August, I have watched the progressive construction of the elaborate bamboo fortresses called pandals...

Resettling in Siliguri

Mr. Basumata turned the key and softly pushed the little white door open to a purple-hued living room filled with the early morning...

The City of Joy, Kolkata

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. From the MCC Guest House, we made our way through our...

Church History and the Indian Museum

Today, the wife of a MCC staff member gave Seorin and I an introduction to the history of the Church and Bible translation in Kolkata,...

Park Street and New Market, Kolkata

Today, after numerous classroom days spent repeating kya aap Park Street chalenge or is kaa daam kya hey, Seorin and I decided to venture...

MCC Guest House in Kolkata, India

Before the sun had risen on the waking city of Kolkata, a MCC staff member was waiting at the airport to bring me and my very large...

Orientation in Akron, Pennsylvania

Due to delayed flights and rescheduling, I am writing this first international blog post from a complimentary hotel room overlooking...

Clenched Fists to Open Hands

" Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to? Who will I be when I stand...

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