"Hello" in your host country's language: Namaste
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Knox College
Expected graduation year: 2021
Destination city & country: Bodh Gaya, India
Program provider: Carleton College
Major/minor: Creative Writing Major
Religious Studies Minor
Demographics: First-generation. White male. Mentally disabled (bipolar II, OCD, PTSD)
Future career aspirations: Teaching Meditation
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: 1.) Understand Buddhist history as it developed and spread from India
2.) Become acquainted with different meditation techniques among traditions
3.) Better understand Buddhist philosophy as it is interpreted among different groups.
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Knox College
Expected graduation year: 2021
Destination city & country: Bodh Gaya, India
Program provider: Carleton College
Major/minor: Creative Writing Major
Religious Studies Minor
Demographics: First-generation. White male. Mentally disabled (bipolar II, OCD, PTSD)
Future career aspirations: Teaching Meditation
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: 1.) Understand Buddhist history as it developed and spread from India
2.) Become acquainted with different meditation techniques among traditions
3.) Better understand Buddhist philosophy as it is interpreted among different groups.