#nandri

After many hours of traveling (and a few delayed flights) I landed back in the states at 12:15am on July 4th! Yay America!

India is one of those experiences that you don't realize how it changes you until you're gone. There are some things that have taken a while to readjust to (like being able to open my mouth in the shower, or watching the sunset so late in the day) but there are also things that I know I will never readjust to.  Many of those things are hard to put into words and describe to you all.  I am already looking forward to returning to wonderful India. I suppose I will end this blog with how it all began...nandri. 

Nandri means "thank you" in Tamil.  Ironically, no one actually says "nandri" everyone just chooses to say "thank you" (even if they don't speak any other English). If you were wondering over the last 6 weeks why my blog is titled #nandri I will explain the hashtag now...

Since wikipedia has proved to be a trusty source in this blog...allow me to reference them a final time: "Hashtags are used informally to express context around a given message. i.e.: 'Just found out my mom is my health teacher. #awkward' "

Nandri (thank you) is the context I wanted this whole blog to be read in.  Thank you to everyone who made this incredible experience possible.  Thank you the Bishop Heber administrators, faculty and students.  Thank you to the Stephens- who showed me a beautiful side of medicine that is sometimes forgotten.  Thank you to the nurses and other physicians who made my time at JNH a fun one.  Thank you to everyone at App who sent me to India with endless support. Thank you the friends and family who faithfully read every post I wrote.  And, most importantly, thank you to my incredible parents. 

I have left India not only thankful for the incredible experience I had there but also for all of the experiences I've had in my life thus far and all of the experiences that await me in the future.  I have been afforded so many incredible opportunities in my 21 years and "thank you" will never be enough to express my gratitude. I've had so many people help pave my path and the road I am taking from here is far less bumpy because of it.

So thank you. Nandri.  For everything you all have done and will continue to do.  And, as always, thanks for reading.

Until the next adventure,
Allie