Jing Jong
Tamil Nadu, India South Asia
This past summer I went on an individual Duke Engage project to Tamil Nadu, India, where I spent two months volunteering in a small hospital in the town of Kayalpatinam. In those two months, I experienced a lot, learned a lot, thought a lot, and did a lot. Read on to discover what my journey was like.
Buses, and cows, and bikes, oh my!
It might seem like a little thing, but the common bicycle had officially become my most unexpected and challenging experience. Once I arrived at my home stay, a representative of my partner organization handed me a shinny little silver key. What did this key unlock I wondered…some ancient Indian treasure? The key to the city perhaps? But alas that was not to be. Instead I discovered the key was to operate that nice little red bike sitting in the doorway, and that I was supposed to RIDE said bike to work. This little detail was unfortunately left out
Spring 2009 Synergy 9