My guiding question: How is English taught, viewed, and integrated in a post-colonial setting while preserving the many diverse, native languages of India? On my first day in India I heard something that stuck with me throughout my trip and still resonates with me now: “India is a thousand nations in one.” It is a country where the food, traditions, clothing, and language change depending on where you are. In Delhi the people dressed differently, spoke a different language, a

A display at the Vasant Valley School in Delhi I wasn't totally sure what to expect when I was preparing lessons for India. Will there be a projector? A smart board? A school computer? Will the students understand English? The answer was simply yes, sometimes, and no a lot of the time. Depending on the school in which we were teaching, the resources varied drastically. In one school there were smart boards in every classroom. In another, there was one computer and one project

While in India, we spent a lot of time in Delhi, the capital of this beautiful country. While in Delhi, we were able to tour a government school, private school, and even the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) where they train teachers. We were treated like royalty at all of these institutions and felt incredibly welcomed by the warm hospitality of the incredibly kind people at each place we visited. One of the first schools we visited was the CM Shri School,

It's hard to even think of where to begin when discussing this most wonderful organization. On paper it is a non-governmental organization located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; however, I now know that Manav Sadhna is a family and a place of pure heart and compassion. Manav Sadhna is an organization that provides people in marginalized communities access to education, food, and opportunities they would not otherwise have. There are over 40 projects that Manav Sadhna oversees to help

On our second day in India, we participated in a city walk through Old Delhi to learn about a very special and important organization. Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that rescues children in the street and provides them with housing, food, mental health counseling, education, and more. We were guided by an incredibly kind and warm alumnus of this organization whose passion for SBT really shone through him. On this tour we were able

I can't believe the day is finally here! Tomorrow I set out on my journey to India where I will spend two weeks embracing a new culture and learning everything I can to become a better educator for my students. The journey to India is a long one. I depart Washington Dulles - IAD at 6:15pm for a flight to Paris - CDG where I will meet up with the rest of my India cohort. There we will all board our 8 and a half hour flight to Delhi together. While the journey begins tomorrow,

Recently I found out I'll be heading to the beautiful state of Gujarat, in western India! I was thrilled upon discovering this as Gujarat is not a place in which I would have ordinarily found myself travelling to. Upon finding out this information, I immediately started down an Internet search path to learn all I could about this region. Here are a few things I discovered: Gujarat is a dry, primarily vegetarian state Ghandi hails from Gujarat The current prime minister is fro

This time a year ago, I had no idea I'd be writing this blog or making this website. What seemed like a dream has become reality thanks to the Fulbright: Teachers for Global Classrooms program. I applied to this program in February 2025 as a 29 year old with only a few years of inconsistent teaching experience thinking I might as well shoot for the stars. I was over the moon when I received my acceptance email at the end of July stating that I would be a part of an elite netw