Welcome to Dharavi, the largest slum in Mumbai and one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi is home to an estimated 1 million residents packed into an area a little over a square mile (1.75 km2), making it one of the most densely populated areas on earth. Given extreme difficulty as well as […]
The financial and entertainment center of India, Mumbai is sometimes referred to as a microcosm of the larger country. A significant wealth disparity is an inescapable reality as lavish residential and corporate skyscrapers grow like trees out from knolls of impoverished neighborhoods. The streets are the heart beat of the city and the everyday interactions […]
True serendipity strikes very few times in one’s life. That in mind, when greeted by one of these rare moments, our mantra during this trip has always been “lean into it”. This was one of those moments. Meeting our Future Hosts Our trip to Mumbai was predicated on meeting up with Arjun Ramen and Lavanya […]
The Great Wall of China! Yes it’s kind of a big deal. We couldn’t have been more excited to embark on this momentous event. We booked our journey though a local travel agency and were incredibly impressed with the outcome in hindsight. They picked us up from the front door of our hotel early that […]
The imperial mecca of China, Beijing carries with it quite a bit of expectation. Showcased in the 2008 Olympics, I was extremely excited to see what this this city of massive coordination had to offer. Since our flight to Korea wasn’t for another five days, we had some time to kill. With a wide open […]
