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Unknown Friday, September 5, 2014

Yesterday we visited Humayun’s tomb, which inspired the design of the Taj Mahal. I LOVED IT! It was such a large, grand, and beautiful building! The courtyard was the most tranquil place I’ve seen in Delhi, and the marble lattice “jalis” inside were breathtaking. My camera ran out of memory space because I was so in love with this structure. After touring the tomb, I got in a bit of trouble with the New Delhi police (literal whistle blown) for climbing on a nearby ancient structure…but there were stairs!! Even though we had to use our new Hindi vocab word (SORRY) a few times, the view of Humayun’s tomb from the top of the Sher Shah gate was worth it.

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Emma

Emma is an Environmental Studies and English-Writing double major with an Asian Studies minor. She is primarily studying water conservation and pollution in India's rivers through the New York State Independent College Consortium's program.

Emily

Emily is an Environmental-Economics combined major with a double major in French. She is studying the Francophone culture and history through St. Lawrence's CIIS program.

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Mia is an Environmental-Chemistry combined major studying the coral reefs during her abroad semester through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences