Even to this day, there are still times when I wake up and long to be back in our bustling, historically rich summer abode that was Madurai. Memories of late night talks with Manya, Celeste, and Suhaas in our Inspiration “living room”, eating home-cooked lunches in the canteen amidst busy days of work, and making […]

At the end of my last blog post, I had left you when we had just hopped off the train from Coimbatore in Madurai, at the end of our Ooty trip. We actually didn’t have any further trip plans made at this point. Some locations we were thinking of going to next included Munnar, a […]

One of the most gratifying aspects of being in India this summer has been the freedom to travel around and explore places that I wouldn’t have otherwise seen were it not for this internship. Travel has always been one of my greatest passions—I’m the type of person who likes traveling to the most obscure and […]

When I found out I was selected by CASI for this internship at Aravind, my mind was immediately filled with questions: What would life be like there? Would I be able to fit in? How could I, just a first-year in college actually make a difference in this massive, world-renowned institution? Based on quick searches […]

Hi everyone! I’m currently writing this in Helsinki, Finland as I wait for my third of five flights to Tamil Nadu. My name is Aravind Krishnan, and I will be interning at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, Tamil Nadu this summer. At Penn, I’m a rising sophomore in the Life Sciences & Management (LSM) […]